The Fuel of Life | |
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Directed by | Walter Edwards |
Written by | Grant Wallace Maude Reeves White |
Starring | Belle Bennett Eugene Burr Texas Guinan |
Cinematography | Gus Peterson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Triangle Distributing |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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