The Spanish Jade (1915 film)

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The Spanish Jade
Directed by Wilfred Lucas
Screenplay by Maurice Hewlett
Louis Joseph Vance
StarringBetty Bellairs
Wilfred Lucas
Nigel De Brulier
Arthur Tavares
Frank Lanning
Howard Davies
Cinematography Enrique Juan Vallejo
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • April 11, 1915 (1915-04-11)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Spanish Jade is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Wilfred Lucas, written by Maurice Hewlett and Louis Joseph Vance, and starring Betty Bellairs, Wilfred Lucas, Nigel De Brulier, Arthur Tavares, Frank Lanning and Howard Davies. It was released on April 11, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. [1] It was the first film produced by Fiction Pictures, Inc., a short-lived production company founded by Vance. [2]

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References

  1. Hal Erickson (2016). "Spanish-Jade - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. Slide, Anthony (1998). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Scarecrow Press. p.  71. ISBN   0-8108-3426-X.