The Kentucky Colonel

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The Kentucky Colonel
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Directed by William A. Seiter
Written by L.V. Jefferson
Based onA Kentucky Colonel by Opie Read
Starring Joseph J. Dowling
Frederick Vroom
Elinor Field
Cinematography Allen M. Davey
Bert Glennon
Production
company
National Film Corporation of America
Distributed by Hodkinson Pictures
Release date
September 26, 1920
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
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The Kentucky Colonel is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Frederick Vroom and Elinor Field based on the 1890 best-selling book A Kentucky Colonel by Opie Read. [1]

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  1. Singer p.390

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