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The Promise
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Fred J. Balshofer [?] + [Jay Hunt]?

Cast: Harold Lockwood [Bill Carmody], May Allison [Ethel Manton], Lester Cuneo [Buck Moncrossen], Paul Willis [Charlie Manton], Lillian Hayward [Mrs. Appleton], W.H. Bainbridge [D.S. Appleton], George Fisher [St. Ledger], Leota Lorraine [Miss Baker], John Steppling [Fallon], T.H. Gibson-Gowland (Gibson Gowland) [Stromberg]

Yorke Film Corporation production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Richard V. Spencer and Fred J. Balshofer, from the novel The Promise: A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. Hendryx. Production supervision by Fred J. Balshofer. Cinematography by Antonio Gaudio (Tony Gaudio). Presented by Yorke Film Corporation. / © 20 February 1917 by Yorke Film Corporation [LP10239]. Released 19 February 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Northwoods-Romance.

Survival status: Prints exist in the George Eastman Museum film archive; and in the Gosfilmofond film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Logging - Sports: Football

Listing updated: 15 July 2023.

References: Balshofer-OneReel p. ? : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.

 
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