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The Hostage is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Thornby released in USA on 10 september 1917 with Wallace Reid

The Hostage (1917)

The Hostage
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Released in USA 10 september 1917
Length 50minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Romance

The Hostage is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Wallace Reid, Dorothy Abril, Gertrude Short, Clarence Geldart, Guy Oliver, and Marcia Manon. The film was released on September 10, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.

Actors

Wallace Reid

(Lieutenant Kemper)Gertrude Short

(Sophia (her sister))Clarence Geldart

(Brigadier)Guy Oliver

(Vanvoyd)Noah Beery Sr.

(Boyadi)
And :
Lillian Leighton
Lucien Littlefield
Ramón Novarro
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