The Conquest of Canaan | |
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Directed by | George Irving |
Written by | Anthony Paul Kelly |
Based on | The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington |
Starring | Edith Taliaferro Jack Sherrill Ralph Delmore |
Cinematography | William A. Reinhart |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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