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The Lyons Mail
(1916) England
B&W : (length unknown)
Directed by Fred Paul

Cast: H.B. Irving [Lesurques / Dubosc], Nancy Price [Janette], Harry Welchman [Andre], James Lindsay [Courriot], Tom Reynolds [Founiard], Wyndham Guise [Choppard], Nelson Ramsey [Durochat], Violet Campbell [Julie], Alfred Brydone, Jerome Lesurques, Charles Vane, Edward Arundell (Teddy Arundell)

Ideal Films, Limited, production; distributed by Ideal Films, Limited. / Scenario by Benedict James, from the play The Lyons Mail by Charles Reade. / Released 21 December 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Price’s film debut. The film was released in the USA by Triangle Distributing Corporation on 3 August 1919. The play was previously filmed as The True Story of the Lyons Mail (1915) featuring Fred Paul.

Drama: Crime.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 December 2024.

References: O’Leary-Silent p. ? : Website-IMDb.