The Dice Woman

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The Dice Woman
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Directed by Edward Dillon
Edmund F. Bernoudy
Written by Percy Heath (story & scenario), based on the play by Wilson Collison and Anzonetta Collison [1]
Produced byMetropolitan Pictures of California
Starring Priscilla Dean
CinematographyGeorges Benoit
William Cooper Smith
Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date
  • June 19, 1926 (1926-06-19)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

The Dice Woman is a 1926 American silent action adventure film directed by Eddie Dillon and starring Priscilla Dean. No known prints of it exist, and it is presumed lost. [2]

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No longer a Universal contract star in 1926, Dean was in her career's waning years, but was reported to have given an exceptional performance in this film. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Ramsaye, Terry (1934). "The Dice Woman, a play by Wilson Collison".
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Dice Woman
  3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Dice Woman