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The Church with an Overshot-Wheel
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Joseph Byron Totten

Cast: Ethel Fleming, William Corbett [Josiah Rankin], Mr. Haywood [Reverend Mr. Banbridge], Rita Murphy [Aglaia], William H. Turner [Abram Strong]

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / From the short story “The Church with an Overshot-Wheel” by O. Henry. / Scenario by Robert A. Sanborn, from a short story by O. Henry. / Released January 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in Providence, Rhode Island.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 February 2023.

References: Website-IMDb : Rhode Island Council for the Humanities website : with additional information provided by Manish Patwari.

Home video: DVD.