The Master Mind | |
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Directed by | Oscar Apfel Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited) |
Written by | Clara Beranger (scenario) |
Story by | David Daniel Cohen |
Based on | The Master Mind by Daniel D. Carter |
Starring | Edmund Breese |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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