The Girl Who Wouldn't Work

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The Girl Who Wouldn't Work
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Directed byMarcel De Sano
Written by Lois Hutchinson (scenario)
Based onThe Girl Who Wouldn't Work
by Gertie Wentworth-James
Produced by B. P. Schulberg
Starring Lionel Barrymore
Marguerite De La Motte
Henry B. Walthall
CinematographyAllen Siegler
Distributed by Preferred Pictures
Release date
  • August 18, 1925 (1925-08-18)
Running time
6 reels; 5,979 feet
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
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The Girl Who Wouldn't Work is an extant 1925 American silent drama film produced by B. P. Schulberg and starring Lionel Barrymore and Marguerite De La Motte. Preferred Pictures and Al Lichtman handled the distribution of this film directed by Marcel De Sano. [1] [2]

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Preservation

A print of The Girl Who Wouldn't Work is preserved at the Library of Congress. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Girl Who Wouldn't Work at silentera.com
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress p. 68, The American Film Institute, c.1978
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Girl Who Wouldn't Work