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The Perch of the Devil
Also known as As Rivais in Brazil; 悪魔の宿り木 in Japan
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by King Baggot

Cast: Mae Busch [Ida Hook], Pat O’Malley [Gregory Compton], Jane Winton [Ora Blake], Theodore von Eltz [Lord Mobray], Mario Carillo [Marchese Valdonia], Lincoln Stedman [Freddy Dipper], George Kuwa [Charley Lee], Gertrude Oakman [Ruby Miller], Martha Franklin [Mrs. Stout]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Mary O’Hara, from a novel by Gertrude Franklin Atherton. Cinematography by Charles Stumar (Charles J. Stumar). Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Released 6 March 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by European Motion Picture Company. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 March 2020.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 57; Limbacher-Feature p. 187 : ClasIm-225 p. 45 : Website-IMDb.