The Floor Below

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The Floor Below
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Mabel Normand and Tom Moore
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Story by Elaine S. Carrington (as Elaine Sterne)
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn
Starring Mabel Normand
Tom Moore
Helen Dahl
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
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Release date
  • March 10, 1918 (1918-03-10)
Running time
1 hour (6 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
The Floor Below

The Floor Below is an American silent film starring Mabel Normand, Tom Moore and Helen Dahl. It was long thought lost, until a print was found "in the estate of a Dutch collector" by the Nederlands Filmmuseum. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Filmmuseum Presents World Premiere of Recovered and Restored Film 'The Floor Below'". prnewswire.com. April 11, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. Weissberg, Jay (2007). "Explaining Mabelescence: The 3rd Amsterdam Filmmuseum Biennale". Senses of Cinema (44).
  3. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Floor Below
  4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Floor Below(Wayback)