The Empress (film)

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The Empress
Directed by Alice Guy
Written by
Starring
Cinematography John G. Haas
Production
companies
  • Popular Plays and Players
  • U.S. Amusement Corporation
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
March 11, 1917
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Silent
  • English intertitles

The Empress is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Alice Guy and starring Doris Kenyon, Holbrook Blinn and William A. Morse. [1]

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