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Beauty and the Beast
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by H.C. Matthews (Harry C. Mathews)

Cast: Elsie Albert [the beauty], Douglas Gerrard, Joe Burke (Joseph Burke)

Rex Film Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Produced by H.C. Matthews (Harry C. Mathews). From a short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. / Released 10 July 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Same film as Beauty and the Beast (1913)?

Drama: Fantasy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 May 2012.

References: Website-IMDb.