The Magistrate (1921 film)

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The Magistrate
Directed by Bannister Merwin
Written by
Produced by G.B. Samuelson
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • May 1921 (1921-05)
Running time
5,400 feet [1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
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The Magistrate is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Bannister Merwin and starring Tom Reynolds, Maudie Dunham and Ethel Warwick. It is based on the 1885 play The Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero.

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