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13 Washington Square
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 6274 feet
Directed by Melville W. Brown

Cast: Jean Hersholt [‘Deacon’ Pyecroft], Alice Joyce [Mrs. De Peyster], George Lewis (George J. Lewis) [Jack De Peyster], ZaSu Pitts [Mathilde], Helen Foster [Mary Morgan], Helen Jerome Eddy [Olivetta], Julia Swayne Gordon [Mrs. Allistair], Jack McDonald [Mayfair], Jerry Gamble [‘Sparks’ Reynolds]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Harry O. Hoyt, from the adaptation by Harry O. Hoyt of the novel No. 13 Washington Square by Leroy Scott. Cinematography by John Stumar. Film editor, Ray Curtiss. Intertitles written by Walter Anthony. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 11 January 1928 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24861]. Premiered circa 28 January 1928 in New York, New York. General release, 8 April 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy: Crime.

Survival status: Print exists in the UCLA Film and Television Archive film archive.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 3 June 2010.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Manish Patwari.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc.