Troublemakers (1917 film)

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Trouble Makers
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Film poster
Directed by Kenean Buel
Written byKenean Buel
Produced by William Fox
StarringLillian Concord
Jane Lee
Katherine Lee
CinematographyLeo Rossi
Distributed by Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 9, 1917 (1917-12-09)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English intertitles

Troublemakers is a lost 1917 silent film drama directed by Kenean Buel, and starring sisters Jane and Katherine Lee. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. [1] The film is described by Motography as a comedy drama. [2]

Contents

It had seven reels. [3]

Cast

Production

The film was "especially written for the Lee sisters". [1]

Release

Motography reports that the film "established a record for big business for a week's run at Philadelphia's leading picture theater, the Palace, during the week January 7-12. Seven performances every day were given and at five of these the S. R. O. sign was needed." [2]

Survival status

With no known existing copy, the film is considered to be lost. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. 1 2 Electricity Magazine Corporation (1918). Motography (Jan-Jun 1918). MBRS Library of Congress. Electricity Magazine Corp.
  3. Exhibitors Herald Co.; Exhibitors Herald (1918). Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Sep 1918). Media History Digital Library. Chicago, Exhibitors Herald.
  4. The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Trouble Makers