The Spitfire | |
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Directed by | Edwin S. Porter Frederick A. Thomson |
Based on | The Spitfire 1910 play by Edward Peple |
Produced by | Daniel Frohman |
Starring | Carlyle Blackwell Violet Mersereau Lionel Adams Robert Cummings William R. Dunn Redfield Clarke |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Spitfire is a 1914 American comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter and Frederick A. Thomson, written by Edward Henry Peple, and starring Carlyle Blackwell, Violet Mersereau, Lionel Adams, Robert Cummings, William R. Dunn and Redfield Clarke. It was released on June 20, 1914, by Paramount Pictures. [1]
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