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West is West
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4996 feet
Directed by Val Paul

Cast: Harry Carey, Charles Le Moyne, Joe Harris, Ted Brooks, Ed Lattell, Otto Nelson, Frank Braidwood, Arthur Millet, Adelaide Halleck, Jim O’Neil [Black Beard], Scott McKee, Mignonne, Jack Dill, Sue Mason

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by George C. Hull, from a short story by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Cinematography by Harry M. Fowler. / © 12 November 1920 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP15800]. Released 22 November 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4840.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 November 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4840; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 35 : ClasIm-226 p. 42 : Website-ASFFDb.