The Black Gate (film)

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The Black Gate
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Directed by Theodore Marston
Written by Lucien Hubbard
Story byHilliard Booth
Starring Earle Williams
Ruth Clifford
Harry Spingler
J. Parks Jones
Clarissa Selwynne
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • November 1919 (1919-11)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
(English intertitles)

The Black Gate is a 1919 American silent mystery film directed by Theodore Marston and starring Earle Williams, Ruth Clifford, Harry Spingler, J. Parks Jones, and Clarissa Selwynne. The film was released by Vitagraph Company of America in November 1919. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Cast

Preservation

The film is now considered lost. [4]

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References

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  2. "The Black Gate". AllMovie. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. "The Black Gate". TCM.com. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Black Gate