The Soul of Satan | |
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Directed by | Otis Turner |
Written by | Randolph Lewis |
Produced by | William Fox |
Starring | Gladys Brockwell Bertram Grassby Charles Clary |
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Distributed by | Fox Film |
Release date | August 18, 1917 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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