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The Best Man
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Bertram Bracken

Cast: William Ehfe [Arnold Hammond], Gordon Sackville [Pierre Lemoyne], Captain Nicholson [Doctor Storm], Margaret Landis [Ruth Storm], Mollie McConnell [Mrs. Storm], Clifford B. Gray [Blake], Frank Brownlee [Captain Hale]

[?] The Balboa Amusement Producing Corporation or Falcon Features? production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Douglas Bronston, from a screen story by George Cain. Production supervised by H.M. Horkheimer and E.D. Horkheimer. / © 12 October 1917 by The General Film Company, Incorporated [LP11539]. Released 21 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Social.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 April 2012.

References: Website-AFI.