The Land of Long Shadows

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The Land of Long Shadows
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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Written byW.S. Van Dyke
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company
Distributed byK-E-S-E Service
Release date
  • June 18, 1917 (1917-06-18)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
"The Land of Long Shadows" 1917 ad with Jack Gardner, written and directed by W. S. Van Dyke- from Motion Picture News "The Land of Long Shadows" 1917 ad with Jack Gardner, written and directed by W. S. Van Dyke in Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1917) (IA motionpicturenew161unse) (page 66 crop).jpg
"The Land of Long Shadows" 1917 ad with Jack Gardner, written and directed by W. S. Van Dyke- from Motion Picture News

The Land of Long Shadows is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Jack Gardner, Ruth King and Carl Stockdale. [1] It marked the directorial debut of Van Dyke, who later became an established director at MGM.

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  1. Connelly p.371

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