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Directed by | Thomas N. Heffron |
Screenplay by | Georges Berr Marcel Guillemaud Eve Unsell |
Produced by | Henry W. Savage |
Starring | Edward Abeles Robert Stowe Gill Ruby Hoffman Edna Mayo John Daly Murphy |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Million is a 1914 American comedy silent film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and written by Georges Berr, Marcel Guillemaud and Eve Unsell. The film stars Edward Abeles, Robert Stowe Gill, Ruby Hoffman, Edna Mayo and John Daly Murphy. The film was released on December 31, 1914, by Paramount Pictures. [1]
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