The Wharf Rat

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The Wharf Rat
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Still with Mae Marsh and Pauline Starke
Directed by Chester Withey
Written by Anita Loos
Starring Mae Marsh
Robert Harron
Spottiswoode Aitken
Cinematography Alfred Gosden
Production
company
Distributed by Triangle Distributing
Release date
  • December 9, 1916 (1916-12-09)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Wharf Rat is a 1916 American silent comedy drama film directed by Chester Withey and starring Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, and Spottiswoode Aitken. [1]

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References

  1. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 187

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