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A Motion to Adjourn
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by Roy Clements

Cast: Marjorie Daw [Sally Bleeker], Roy Stewart [Silas Warner Jr.], Harry Rattenbury (Harry L. Rattenberry) [Silas Warner Sr.], Sidney D’Albrook [Archie Warner], Evelyn Nelson [Louise Warner], Norval MacGregor [‘Doc’ Bleeker], Peggy Blackwood [Valentine], William A. Carroll [Joe Selinsky], Charles L. King (Charles King) [the bartender], Bill White (William White) [‘Faro Dan’], Jim Welsh (Jim Welch) [‘The Butterfly Kid’]

Ben Wilson Productions production; distributed by Arrow Film Corporation [A Ben Wilson Production]. / Produced by Ben Wilson. Scenario by Roy Clements, from the short story “A Motion to Adjourn” by Peter B. Kyne. / © 7 November 1921 by Ben Wilson Productions [LP17163]. Released 2 November 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 3 May 2024.

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