The Velvet Hand

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The Velvet Hand
Directed by Douglas Gerrard
Screenplay by F. McGrew Willis
Story by Edith Barnard Delano
Starring Fritzi Brunette
William Conklin
Gino Corrado
F. A. Turner
Wedgwood Nowell
Carmen Phillips
Cinematography Victor Milner
Production
company
Distributed byBluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Release date
  • September 30, 1918 (1918-09-30)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Velvet Hand is a 1918 American drama film directed by Douglas Gerrard and written by F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Fritzi Brunette, William Conklin, Gino Corrado, F. A. Turner, Wedgwood Nowell and Carmen Phillips. The film was released on September 30, 1918, by Bluebird Photoplays, Inc. [1] [2] [3]

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