The Mysterious Mrs. M

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The Mysterious Mrs M.
(aka The Mysterious Mrs. Musslewhite)
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Directed by Lois Weber
Written byLois Weber
Based onshort story by Thomas Edgelow
Produced byBluebird Photoplays
Starring Harrison Ford
Mary MacLaren
CinematographyAl Siegler
Distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • February 5, 1917 (1917-02-05)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

The Mysterious Mrs. M is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Lois Weber and starring Harrison Ford and Mary MacLaren. It was a Bluebird Pictures Production distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company. [1]

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References

  1. The Mysterious Mrs. M. at silentera.com
  2. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Mysterious Mrs M.
  3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Mysterious Mrs. M
  4. Pictorial History of the Silent Screen, p.119 c.1953 by Daniel Blum ISBN   0-399-50667-5