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The Failure
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by William Christy Cabanne

Cast: John Emerson [Tom Warder], Wahneta Hanson (Juanita Hansen) [Ruth Shipman], A.D. Sears (Allan Sears) [Isaac Shuman], Olga Gray (Olga Grey) [Rose], Augustus Carney, [?] Erich von Stroheim?

Reliance Motion Picture Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [A Mutual Masterpicture]. / Scenario by William Christy Cabanne. Cinematography by William E. Fildew. / Released 27 May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.1246.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 18 August 2018.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.1246; Tarbox-Lost p. 248 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.