The Grain of Dust

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The Grain of Dust
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Directed by George Archainbaud
Written by L. G. Rigby
Frances Hyland
Paul Perez
Based onThe Grain of Dust
by David Graham Phillips
Produced by John M. Stahl
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byRobert Kern
Distributed by Tiffany-Stahl
Release date
  • July 10, 1928 (1928-07-10)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Grain of Dust is a 1928 silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ricardo Cortez and Claire Windsor. It was produced by John M. Stahl and released through Tiffany Pictures. [1]

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Preservation

With no prints of The Grain of Dust located in any film archives, [2] it is a lost film. [3]

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