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Confession
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by S.A. Franklin (Sidney Franklin)

Cast: Jewel Carmen [Mary Anderson], L.C. Shumway (Leonard C. Shumway) [Bob Anderson], Fred Warren [Mary’s father], Jack Brammall [hotel clerk], Charles Gorman [detective], Andrew Arbuckle [the governor]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by S.A. Franklin (Sidney Franklin), from a screen story by S.A. Franklin (Sidney Franklin). Assistant director, Jack Laver. Cinematography by J.D. Jennings (J. Devereaux Jennings). Presented by William Fox. / © 19 May 1918 by William Fox [LP12447]. Released 19 May 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0777.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 17 April 2012.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0777; Limbacher-Feature p. 48.