Vengeance of the Dead

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Vengeance of the Dead
Directed by Henry King
Written by Lyon Mearson (story)
Produced by Balboa Amusement Producing Company
E.D. Horkheimer
StarringHenry King
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • April 5, 1917 (1917-04-05)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent with English titles

Vengeance of the Dead is a 1917 silent film drama directed by and starring Henry King. It was produced by the Balboa Amusement Producing Company, and distributed through General Film Company. [1] [2] It survives in the Library of Congress collection [3] [4]

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It was also known as Dungeon of the Dead. [5]

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References

  1. Vengeance of the Dead at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Vengeance of the Dead
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress (<-book title) p.201 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Vengeance of the Dead
  5. King, Henry (1995). Henry King, director : from silents to ʼscope. Directors Guild of America. p. 197.