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Behind the Door is a american film of genre Drama directed by Irvin Willat released in USA on 14 december 1919 with Hobart Bosworth

Behind the Door (1919)

Behind the Door
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Released in USA 14 december 1919
Length 1h10
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Romance
Rating71% 3.5721653.5721653.5721653.5721653.572165

Behind the Door is a surviving 1919 silent film produced by Thomas Ince, directed by Irvin Willat and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The picture is a starring vehicle for veteran actor Hobart Bosworth. The film's source is a short story by Gouverneur Morris, "Behind the Door". The film is extant at the Library of Congress and the Gosfilmofond Russian State Archive. The supporting cast features Jane Novak and Wallace Beery.

Actors

Hobart Bosworth

(Oscar Krug)Jane Novak

(Alice Morse)Wallace Beery

(Lt. Brandt)James Gordon

(Bill Tavish)J.P. Lockney

(Matthew Morse)
And :
Gibson Gowland
Otto Hoffman
Fred Kohler
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