| The Desert Bride | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang |
| Written by | Ewart Adamson |
| Produced by | Harry Cohn |
| Starring | Betty Compson Allan Forrest |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Desert Bride is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Betty Compson and Allan Forrest. [1] The film is considered to be lost. [2]
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To Have and to Hold is a 1922 American silent historical drama film. Based on the 1899 novel of the same name, the film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and starred Bert Lytell and Betty Compson.
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Those Who Dance is a 1930 American Pre-Code crime film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by William Beaudine, and starring Monte Blue, Lila Lee, William "Stage" Boyd and Betty Compson. It is a remake of the 1924 silent film Those Who Dance starring Bessie Love and Blanche Sweet. The story, written by George Kibbe Turner, was based on events that occurred among gangsters in Chicago.
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