The Primitive Call

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The Primitive Call
Gladys Coburn and Fritz Leiber in "The Primitive Call" (SAYRE 13689).jpg
Still with Coburn and Leiber
Directed by Bertram Bracken
Written byBertram Bracken
Starring
Cinematography Rial Schellinger
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film
Release date
  • January 22, 1917 (1917-01-22)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Primitive Call is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Gladys Coburn, Fritz Leiber, and John Webb Dillion. [1]

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  1. Solomon p. 237

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