The Way of a Girl | |
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Directed by | Robert G. Vignola |
Written by | Albert S. Le Vino (screenplay) Katharine Newlin Burt (story) |
Produced by | Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg |
Starring | Eleanor Boardman Matt Moore William Russell |
Cinematography | John Arnold |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Way of a Girl is a 1925 American silent drama film starring Eleanor Boardman, Matt Moore, and William Russell. The film was directed by Robert G. Vignola, and the screenplay written by Albert S. Le Vino. It is based on a story by Katharine Newlin Burt.
The female lead, Eleanor Boardman, stars in one of the 11 movies she did for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the first two years of the life of the studio. [1]
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