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Burning Words
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4944 reels
Directed by Stuart Paton

Cast: Roy Stewart [David Darby], Laura La Plante [Mary Malcolm], Harold Goodwin [Ross Darby], Edith Yorke [Mother Darby], Alfred Fisher [Farther Darby], William Welsh [John Malcolm], Noble Johnson [Bad Pierre], Eve Southern [Nan Bishop], Harry Carter [‘Slip’ Martin], George McDaniels [Sargeant Chase]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Harrison Jacobs, from a screen story by Harrison Jacobs. Cinematography by William Thornley. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 19 May 1923 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP18977]. Released 27 May 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Capital punishment - Crime: Murder - Death: Murder - Families: Brother-brother relationships - Law: Enforcement: Police: Northwest Mounted Police

Listing updated: 15 April 2010.

References: Drew-Speaking p. 277; Hirschhorn-Universal p. 43; Sherwood-Best p. 159 : ClasIm-224 p. 55 : Website-AFI.