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More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5800 feet
Directed by Edward LeSaint

Cast: Alice Lake [Viola Lorraine], Rosemary Theby [Josephine Clifford], J. Frank Glendon [Julian Lorraine], Philo McCullough [Vincent Grant], Gordon Griffith [Troubles], Baby Adair (Josephine Adair) [Ruth Lorraine]

Waldorf Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation. / Produced by Harry Cohn. Scenario by Charles E. Blaney, from the play More to Be Pitied Than Scorned by Charles E. Blaney. Cinematography by King D. Gray and Gilbert Warrenton. / © 15 August 1922 by C.B.C. Film Sales Corporation [LP18237]. Released 20 August 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 May 2020.

References: Sherwood-Best p. 178 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.