Charles Calvert (director)

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Charles Calvert was a British, silent-era film director. [1] He was sometimes credited as C.C. Calvert or Captain Charles Calvert. Calvert had a reputation as a journeyman director who produced old-fashioned films. [2]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Bamford p.58
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=1c7eCwAAQBAJ&dq=james+Willard+drama&pg=PA225
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=K7tPAAAAYAAJ&q=james+Willard+drama

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