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The Profiteers
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4385 feet
Directed by George Fitzmaurice

Cast: Fannie Ward [Beverly Randall], John Miltern [Richard Randall], Leslie Stuart [Tony Terle], Edwin Stevens [Everett Dearing]

Astra Film Corporation production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Extra Selected Star Photoplay; Extra Selected Fannie Ward Photoplay]. / Scenario by Ouida Bergère, from a screen story by Ouida Bergère. Technical direction by Erich von Stroheim. Cinematography by A.C. Miller (Arthur C. Miller). / © 19 June 1919 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU13851]. Released 29 June 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Social.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3578.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Crime: Blackmail, Murder - Death: Murder - Espionage: Spies - Law: Lawyers - Marriage - Medical: Doctors - Profiteers - Roadhouses - Self-sacrifice - Weapons: Guns (Silencers)

Listing updated: 13 January 2025.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3578 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.