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Skinner’s Baby
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Harry Beaumont

Cast: Bryant Washburn [William Skinner], Hazel Daly [Honey], James Carroll [McLaughlin], U.K. Houpt (Ullrich Haupt) [Perkins]

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by K-E-S-E Service. / Scenario by Harry Beaumont, from the novel Skinner’s Baby by Henry Irving Dodge. / © 23 July 1917 by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company [LP11145]. Released 6 August 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4069.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 December 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4069; Slide-Early p. 24 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.