The Secret of the Hills | |
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Directed by | Chester Bennett |
Written by | William Garrett (novel) E. Magnus Ingleton |
Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
Starring | Antonio Moreno Lillian Hall Kingsley Benedict |
Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date | September 25, 1921 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Secret of the Hills is a 1921 American silent mystery film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Antonio Moreno, Lillian Hall and Kingsley Benedict [1]
While in London an American newspapermen becomes drawn into a deadly intrigue involving the lost treasure of James III of Scotland.
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