| The Broken Coin | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Francis Ford |
| Written by | Grace Cunard Emerson Hough |
| Starring | Grace Cunard Francis Ford |
| Cinematography | R. E. Irish Harry McGuire Stanley |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 440 minutes (22 episodes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Broken Coin is a 1915 American adventure-mystery film serial directed by Francis Ford. This serial is presumed to be lost. [1] [2]
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Grace Cunard was an American actress, screenwriter and film director. During the silent era, she starred in over 100 films, wrote or co-wrote at least 44 of those productions, and directed no fewer than eight of them. In addition, she edited many of her films, including some of the shorts, serials, and features she developed in collaboration with Francis Ford. Her younger sister, Mina Cunard, was also a film actress.
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The Trail of Hate is a 1917 American silent drama film that portrayed the military exploits and personal rivalries of two United States Army officers stationed in the American West and later in the Philippines. The production starred John Ford, who at that time was credited as "Jack Ford". Currently classified as a lost film, this two-reel short is identified by some biographers of John Ford and in many filmographies, both in print and online, to be his second release as a director. He is also credited in various sources for writing the film's screenplay or "scenario". Other Ford biographers, however, most notably American director and film historian Peter Bogdanovich, credit this production's screenplay and its direction to John's older brother Francis Ford.
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