The Scorcher | |
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Directed by | Harry Joe Brown |
Written by | Henry Roberts Symonds |
Produced by | Harry Joe Brown W. Ray Johnston |
Starring | Reed Howes Thelma Parr Hank Mann |
Cinematography | William H. Tuers |
Production company | Harry J. Brown Productions |
Distributed by | Rayart Pictures |
Release date | January 1927 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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