The Crab (film)

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The Crab
Directed by Walter Edwards
Written by C. Gardner Sullivan
Produced by New York Motion Picture Company
Thomas H. Ince
StarringThelma Salter
Frank Keenan
Cinematography Robert S. Newhard
Distributed by Triangle Film Corporation
Release date
  • February 4, 1917 (1917-02-04)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Crab is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and starring child actress Thelma Salter and actor Frank Keenan. Its production was supervised by Thomas H. Ince with distribution by Triangle Film Corporation. [1] [2]

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Preservation status

Prints of The Crab are preserved in the George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection and the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy. [3]

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