The Black Sheep (1920 film)

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The Black Sheep
Directed by Sidney Morgan
Written bySidney Morgan
Produced byFrank E. Spring
Starring Marguerite Blanche
George Keene
Eve Balfour
Arthur Lennard
Production
company
Progress Films
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service
Release date
  • March 1920 (1920-03)
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Black Sheep is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Marguerite Blanche, George Keene, Eve Balfour, and Arthur Lennard.

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