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By Divine Right
Also known as The Way Men Love in the USA
(1924) American
B&W : Seven reels / 6885 feet
Directed by Roy William Neill

Cast: Mildred Harris [the girl], Anders Randolf [Trent, the boss], Elliot Dexter [Austin Farrol, ‘The Prince’], Sidney Bracey [the hireling], Jeanne Carpenter [Baby Trent], Grace Carlyle [Mrs. Trent], De Witt Jennings (DeWitt Jennings) [‘Tug’ Wilson]

Grand-Asher Distributing Corporation production; distributed by Film Booking Offices of America, Incorporated [FBO]. / Scenario by Josef von Sternberg, from an adaptation by Florence Hein of the short story “The Way Men Love” by Adam Hull Shirk (Adam Shirk). Assistant director, Josef von Sternberg. Cinematography by Ray June. Presented by Harry Asher. / © 17 April 1924 by Grand-Asher Distributing Corporation [LP20120]. Released 17 February 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / [?] The film may have premiered in late 1923 at 7451 feet.

Drama.

Survival Status: (unknown)

Listing updated: 12 November 2009.

References: Sarris-Sternberg p. 5 : Website-AFI.

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