Venus in the East

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Venus in the East
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Directed by Donald Crisp
Screenplay byGardner Hunting
Wallace Irwin
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Starring Bryant Washburn
Margery Wilson
Anna Q. Nilsson
Guy Oliver
Clarence Burton
Julia Faye
CinematographyVictor L. Ackland
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 26, 1919 (1919-01-26)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Venus in the East is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Donald Crisp, written by Gardner Hunting and Wallace Irwin, and starring Bryant Washburn, Margery Wilson, Anna Q. Nilsson, Guy Oliver, Clarence Burton, and Julia Faye. It was released on January 26, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of Venus in the East located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Janiss Garza (2016). "Venus-in-the-East - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Venus in the East". AFI. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Venus in the East