The Honeypot

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The Honeypot
Directed by Fred LeRoy Granville
Written by Oliver Sandys (novel)
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Distributed byGranger
Release date
30 October 1920
CountryUnited Kingdom
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The Honeypot is a 1920 British silent romance film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Peggy Hyland, Campbell Gullan and James Lindsay. [1] It was made at Isleworth Studios. A sequel Love Maggy was released the following year.

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  1. Low p.383

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