The Maelstrom

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The Maelstrom
The Maelstrom 1917 newspaper publicity.jpg
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Directed by Paul Scardon
Written byGarfield Thompson
Edward J. Montagne
Based onNovel The Maelstrom by Frank Froest c.1916
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Vitagraph Company of America
Starring Dorothy Kelly
Earle Williams
Julia Swayne Gordon
CinematographyRobert A. Stuart
Distributed byGreater Vitagraph (V-L-S-E, Incorporated)
Release date
  • June 18, 1917 (1917-06-18)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUSA
LanguagesSilent, English titles

The Maelstrom is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Paul Scardon. It stars Dorothy Kelly, Earle Williams and Julia Swayne Gordon. Thomas Ince produced along with the Vitagraph Company. [1]

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Preservation status

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. [2] [3]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..The Maelstrom
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..The Maelstrom
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) c.1978 the American Film Institute