The Key of the World

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The Key of the World
Directed by J.L.V. Leigh
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Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
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  • October 1918 (1918-10)
CountryUnited Kingdom
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The Key of the World is a 1918 British silent romance film direcred by J.L.V. Leigh and starring Eileen Molyneux, Heather Thatcher and Eric Harrison. It was made by British Gaumont at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. [1] It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig.

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