The Naughty Duchess

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The Naughty Duchess
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Directed by Tom Terriss
Based onThe Indiscretion of the Duchess; Being a Story Concerning Two Ladies, a Nobleman, and a Necklace
by Anthony Hope Hawkins
StarringDuncan Renaldo, Eve Southern
Cinematography Ernest Miller, Chester A. Lyons
Edited by Leete Renick Brown
Distributed by Tiffany−Stahl Productions, Inc.
Release date
  • 1928 (1928)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Naughty Duchess is a 1928 American silent murder mystery, written by novelist Anthony Hope Hawkins based on his 1894 novel The Indiscretion of the Duchess: being a story concerning two ladies, a nobleman, and a necklace. [1]

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References

  1. "The Naughty Duchess". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved September 6, 2015.