The Girl from Nowhere (1919 film)

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The Girl from Nowhere
Girl from Nowhere (1919) - Madison & Lucas.jpg
Still from the film with Cleo Madison and Wilfred Lucas
Directed by
Story by
  • Bess Meredyth
  • Wilfred Lucas
Production
company
National Film Corporation of America
Distributed byPioneer Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 1919 (1919-09)
CountryUnited States

The Girl from Nowhere is a 1919 American action adventure drama silent black and white directed and written by Wilfred Lucas and Bess Meredyth and starring Cleo Madison and Frank Brownlee. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Girl from Nowhere". La Vanguardia . Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. Lucas, Tony. The Lucas Family. Lulu.com. pp. 168, 177. ISBN   9781447741176.
  3. Nash, Jay Robert; Nash, Stanley Ralph; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1987). The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual. CineBooks. ISBN   9780933997004.

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