The Loves of Letty

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The Loves of Letty
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Directed by Frank Lloyd
Written byJ. E. Nash (scenario)
Based onLetty
by Arthur Wing Pinero
Starring Pauline Frederick
CinematographyEdward Gheller
Distributed by Goldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 1919 (1919-12-07)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Loves of Letty is a 1919 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn and directed by Frank Lloyd. Based on the play Letty by Arthur Wing Pinero, the film features Pauline Frederick in the title role. [1] It was originally considered a lost film, but a print with some deterioration has reportedly been found in a European collection. [2]

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Preservation

Reportedly a tinted print has been discovered in a European collection (?Joop van Liempd/Netherlands) with deterioration with further information on the Greta de Groat website. It is not listed as being in any holdings on the Library of Congress/FIAF website. [3]

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References

  1. Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 156. ISBN   0-313-30657-5.
  2. "The Loves of Letty (1919)". Greta de Groat, Electronic Media Cataloger at Stanford University Libraries. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Loves of Letty