The Magic Garden | |
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Directed by | James Leo Meehan |
Written by | Charles Kerr James Leo Meehan |
Based on | The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton-Porter |
Produced by | Joseph P. Kennedy |
Starring | Joyce Coad Margaret Morris Philippe De Lacy |
Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Production company | Gene Stratton Porter Productions |
Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America Ideal Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Magic Garden is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Leo Meehan and starring Joyce Coad, Margaret Morris, and Philippe De Lacy. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Carroll Clark. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same by Gene Stratton-Porter. [2]
With no prints of The Magic Garden located in any film archives, [3]
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