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In the Power of the Sultan
Also known as In the Sultan’s Power in the USA : [The Power of the Sultan], [The Sultan’s Power]
(1909) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Francis Boggs

Cast: Hobart Bosworth, Stella Adams, Betty Harte, Tom Santschi, Frank Montgomery, E. Vivian, Robert Z. Leonard

The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated. / Cinematography by [?] Thomas Persen and/or James A. Crosby? / Released 17 June 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Brownlow-Parade p. 30 claims this to be the first dramatic motion picture made entirely in California; this is probably the case with The Heart of a Race Tout (1909) instead, which may have been shot before this film. The production was shot in a vacant lot next to a Chinese laundry located at Seventh and Olive Streets in Los Angeles, California.

Drama: Adventure.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 15 July 2009.

References: Brownlow-Parade p. 30; Lahue-Selig p. 14; Slide-Aspects p. 3; Watson-Keystone p. 16 : Website-AFI.

 
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