The Bottom of the Well

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The Bottom of the Well
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Directed by John S. Robertson
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Produced by Albert E. Smith
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Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • October 22, 1917 (1917-10-22)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
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The Bottom of the Well is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Evart Overton, Agnes Ayres and Adele DeGarde. [1]

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This is now a lost film. [2]

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