Won by Losing

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Won by Losing
Directed by Bertram Phillips
Written byBertram Phillips
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Distributed byInitial Films
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  • March 1916 (1916-03)
CountryUnited Kingdom
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Won by Losing is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas and Frank McClellan. [1]

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  1. Low p.302

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