The Call of the East (1922 film)

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The Call of the East
Directed by Bert Wynne
Written by Esther Whitehouse (novel)
Bert Wynne
Produced byBert Wynne
Starring Warwick Ward
Doris Eaton
Walter Tennyson
Production
company
International Artists
Distributed byCurry
Release date
October 1922
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Call of the East is a 1922 British silent adventure film directed by Bert Wynne and starring Warwick Ward, Doris Eaton and Walter Tennyson. [1] It is also known by the alternative title of His Supreme Sacrifice.

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  1. Low p.344

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