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The Guiding Hand
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Lawrence C. Windom

Cast: Mary McAlister, Mabel Bardine, John Cossar, Grant Foreman

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by K-E-S-E Service. / From a [?] screen story? by Charles Mortimer Peck. Presented by George K. Spoor. / © 1917 by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. Released 6 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The first of twelve films in the “Do Children Count?” series; followed by Steps to Somewhere (1917).

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 July 2018.

References: Website-IMDb.