The Sunset Derby

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The Sunset Derby
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Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Written by Curtis Benton
Mort Blumenstock
Based on"The Sunset Derby"
by William Dudley Pelley
Produced by Charles R. Rogers
Starring Mary Astor
William Collier Jr.
Ralph Lewis
CinematographyRoss Fisher
Production
company
First National Pictures
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
  • June 5, 1927 (1927-06-05)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Sunset Derby is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Mary Astor, William Collier Jr., and Ralph Lewis. [1] [2]

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