The Harbour Lights (1914 film)

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The Harbour Lights is a 1914 British silent drama film directed by Percy Nash and starring Gerald Lawrence, Mercy Hatton and Daisy Cordell. [1] It is an adaptation of the Victorian melodramatic play The Harbour Lights by George R. Sims.

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  1. BFI.org