The Rights of Man: a Story of War's Red Blotch | |
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Directed by | Jack Pratt |
Written by | Louis Reeves Harrison |
Starring | George Clark Richard Buhler Rosetta Brice |
Cinematography | Fred Chaston |
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Distributed by | V-L-S-E |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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