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The Testing Block
(1920) American
B&W : Six reels / 5972 feet
Directed by Lambert Hillyer

Cast: William S. Hart, Eva Novak, Gordon Russell, Florence Carpenter, Richard Headrick, Ira McFadden

The William S. Hart Company production; distributed by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [Paramount-Artcraft Pictures]. / Scenario by Lambert Hillyer, from a screen story by William S. Hart. Art direction by J.C. Hoffner. Cinematography by Joe August (Joseph H. August). Edited by LeRoy Stone. / © 28 November 1920 by The William S. Hart Company [LP15797]. Released 26 December 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4399.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive, in the Museum of Modern Art film archive, in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive, and in the William S. Hart film collection.

Listing updated: 3 April 2009.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.4399; Everson-American pp. 132-133, 249; Koszarski-Hart pp. xviii, xix, xxi, 126-128; Leish-Cinema p. 29; Shipman-Cinema p. 70; Sweeney-Coming p. 14; Vermilye-Twenties p. 129.

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