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The Lottery Man | |
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Directed by | James Cruze |
Written by | Elmer Harris (scenario) Frank Urson (adaptation) |
Based on | The Lottery Man by Rida Johnson Young |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
Starring | Wallace Reid Wanda Hawley |
Cinematography | Frank Urson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Lottery Man is a lost [1] 1919 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Wallace Reid and Wanda Hawley. It is based on a 1909 Broadway play, The Lottery Man, by Rida Johnson Young. In the play Cyril Scott and Janet Beecher played the roles that Reid and Hawley play in the film. Famous Players–Lasky produced and Paramount Pictures distributed. [2] [3]
A version of The Lottery Man made in 1916 still exists. [4]