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The Townsend Divorce Case
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Harry D’Elba

Cast: Jean Hersholt, Gretchen Lederer, L.M. Wells, Roberta Wilson, Ernest Shields, Martha Mattox

Rex Film Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Bess Meredith. / © 10 April 1917 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. Released 26 April 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Divorce

Listing updated: 23 March 2012.

References: Spehr-American p. 273 : Website-IMDb.