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The World Apart is a american film of genre Romance directed by William Desmond Taylor released in USA on 4 june 1917 with Wallace Reid

The World Apart (1917)

The World Apart
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Released in USA 4 june 1917
OriginUSA
Genres Romance,    Western

The World Apart is a lost 1917 silent film western directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman. It was produced by Oliver Morosco and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Actors

Wallace Reid

(Bob Fulton)Myrtle Stedman

(Beth Hoover)John Burton

(Roland Holt)Eugene Pallette

(Clyde Holt)Henry Arthur Barrows

(Jack King)
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