The Unknown Lover | |
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Directed by | Victor Halperin |
Written by | Victor Halperin (scenario) |
Produced by | Victory Pictures (aka Victor Halperin Productions) |
Starring | Elsie Ferguson Frank Mayo Mildred Harris |
Distributed by | The Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels (6,895 feet) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Unknown Lover is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Victor Halperin (an early effort for him) under his Victory Pictures banner and released by the Vitagraph Company of America, soon to become part of Warner Bros. This is the last silent film of star Elsie Ferguson. [1] [2] [3]
With no prints of The Unknown Lover located in any film archives, [4] it is a lost film
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