The Pest | |
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Directed by | Christy Cabanne |
Written by | Melville W. Brown |
Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
Starring | Mabel Normand John Bowers Charles K. Gerrard |
Cinematography | Percy Hilburn(*Fr) |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Pest is a lost [2] 1919 silent American comedy-drama film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Mabel Normand, John Bowers, and Charles K. Gerrard, and released on April 20, 1919. [3]
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