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The Unforseen
Also known as {The Unforeseen}
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by John B. O’Brien

Cast: Olive Tell [Margaret Fielding], David Powell [Walter Maxwell], Lionel Adams [Richard Haynes], Fuller Mellish [Senator Fielding], Eileen Dennes [Ethel Fielding], Helen Courtney [?] (Helen Courteney or Helen Courtenay)? [Maxwell’s secretary], Warburton Gamble [Henry Traquair]

Empire All-Star Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Scenario by [?] Charles E. Whittaker?, from the play The Unforeseen by Captain Robert Marshall. Chief electrician, Harry Redmond (Sr.). Lighting technicians, Frank Bays and R.H. Kelly. Cinematography by William Crolly. Presented by Empire All-Star Corporation. / © 3 October 1917 by Empire All-Star Corporation [LP11615]. Released [?] 22? October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Dennes’ film debut.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 November 2023.

References: Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.

 
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