The Price of Fame | |
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Directed by | Charles Brabin |
Written by | Charles Brabin Franklin B. Coates |
Starring | Marc McDermott Naomi Childers L. Rogers Lytton |
Cinematography | Joseph Shelderfer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Greater Vitagraph |
Release date | November 13, 1916 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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