Their Mutual Child (film)

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Their Mutual Child
Their Mutual Child (1920) - 4.jpg
Directed by George L. Cox
Written by Daniel F. Whitcomb
Based on Their Mutual Child
by P. G. Wodehouse
Produced by Jesse D. Hampton
Starring
Cinematography George Rizard
Production
company
Distributed by Pathé Exchange
Release date
December 1920
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Their Mutual Child is a lost [1] 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer, Joseph Bennett and Margaret Campbell. [2] It was based on the 1919 novel of the same title by P. G. Wodehouse.

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The film was directed by George L. Cox with Sidney Algier as assistant director. [4]

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References

  1. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Their Mutual Child
  2. Goble p.979
  3. Taves (2006), p. 152.
  4. "Their Mutual Child". American Film Institute. October 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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