The Nth Commandment

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The Nth Commandment
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Directed by Frank Borzage
Written by Frances Marion (scenario)
Based on"The Nth Commandment"
by Fannie Hurst
Produced by Cosmopolitan Productions
Starring Colleen Moore
Cinematography Chester A. Lyons
Production
company
Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
March 18, 1923
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Nth Commandment is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Colleen Moore. It is based on a story, The Nth Commandment, by Fannie Hurst, a well-known novelist of the day. [1] [2]

Contents

The film's title jests somewhat Cecil B. DeMille's upcoming epic The Ten Commandments (1923) which was released later that same year.

Cast

Preservation

An incomplete copy of The Nth Commandment is in the Library of Congress collection. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Nth Commandment at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Nth Commandment
  3. Catalog of Holdings of The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 129, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Nth Commandment