The Man Without a Country | |
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Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
Screenplay by | Robert N. Lee |
Based on | The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale |
Starring | Guy Edward Hearn Pauline Starke Lucy Beaumont Richard Tucker Earl Metcalfe Edward Coxen |
Cinematography | G.O. Post |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Man Without a Country is a 1925 American drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and written by Robert N. Lee. It is based on the 1863 short story The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale. The film stars Guy Edward Hearn, Pauline Starke, Lucy Beaumont, Richard Tucker, Earl Metcalfe, and Edward Coxen. Originally titled As No Man Has Loved, the film was released on February 11, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]
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