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The Empty Gun
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Franklyn Farnum, Claire McDowell, Lon Chaney, Sam de Grasse

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Gold Seal]. / Scenario by J. Grubb Alexander and Fred Myton. / Released 4 September 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA on 7 May 1921.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 May 2012.

References: Spehr-American p. 100; Weaver-Twenty p. 76 : Website-IMDb.