The Primrose Ring | |
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Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Screenplay by | Marion Fairfax Ruth Sawyer |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
Starring | Mae Murray Tom Moore Winter Hall Billy Jacobs Mayme Kelso Loretta Young |
Cinematography | Charles Rosher |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Primrose Ring is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marion Fairfax and Ruth Sawyer. The film stars Mae Murray, Tom Moore, Winter Hall, Billy Jacobs, Mayme Kelso, and Loretta Young. The film was released on May 7, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
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With no prints of The Primrose Ring located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film.
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