The Spender | |
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Directed by | Charles Swickard |
Screenplay by | Albert G. Kenyon George D. Baker |
Based on | the short story, "The Spender" by Frederick Orin Bartlett |
Produced by | George D. Baker |
Starring | Bert Lytell Thomas Jefferson William V. Mong |
Cinematography | Robert Kurrle |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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