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Thou Shalt Not Covet
Also known as [Thy Neighbor’s Wife]
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Colin Campbell

Cast: Tyrone Power [I, or the Hero], Kathlyn Williams [my neighbor’s wife], Guy Oliver [my neighbor], Eugenie Besserer [my wife], Harry De Vere, Emma Bell Clifton

The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated [A Selig Red Seal Play]. / Scenario by James Oliver Curwood, from a screen story by James Oliver Curwood. Animal trainer, Princess Olga Celeste. / © 6 January 1916 by The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated [LP7446]. Released 7 February 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 August 2023.

References: Lahue-Selig pp. 213, 221 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.