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The Claim
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Frank Reicher

Cast: Edith Storey [Belle Jones], Wheeler Oakman [John MacDonald], Mignon Anderson [Kate MacDonald], Marian Skinner (Marion Skinner) [Pansy Bryan], Paul Weigel [Mike Bryan], Fred Malatesta [Ted ‘Blackie’ Jerome], Norma Haas [“Dearie,” Belle’s daughter]

B.A. Rolfe Productions production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by June Mathis and Leighton Osmun, from the play The Claim by Charles Kenyon and Frank Dare. Cinematography by William C. Thompson. Presented by B.A. Rolfe. / © 9 March 1918 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP12165]. Released 18 March 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 12 January 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.