The Broken Gate (1927 film)

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The Broken Gate
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Directed by James C. McKay
Written by Jack Natteford
Based onThe Broken Gate by Emerson Hough
Starring Dorothy Phillips
William Collier Jr.
Jean Arthur
CinematographyJoseph A. Du Bray
Stephen S. Norton
Edited by Merrill G. White
Production
company
Distributed by Tiffany Pictures
Release date
  • February 15, 1927 (1927-02-15)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Broken Gate is a lost [1] [2] 1927 American silent drama film directed by James C. McKay and starring Dorothy Phillips, William Collier Jr. and Jean Arthur. It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures. [3] [4]

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This film is a remake of a 1920 lost film The Broken Gate .

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