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The Understudy
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4537 feet
Directed by William A. Seiter

Cast: Doris May [Mary Neil], Wallace MacDonald [Tom Manning], Christine Mayo [Grace Lorimer], Otis Harlan [Martha Manning], Arthur Hoyt [Cathbert Vane]

R-C Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated [FBO]. / Scenario by Beatrice Van, from a scrren story by Ethel M. Hadden. Cinematography by Joseph A. Dubray. / © 25 June 1922 by R-C Pictures Corporation [LP18033]. Released 25 June 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Actors

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: Sherwood-Best p. 193 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.