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Playing Dead
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Sidney Drew

Cast: Sidney Drew [James Blagwin], Mrs. Sidney Drew [Jeanne Blagwin], Donald Hall [Proctor Maddox], Harry English [Carlton Adams], Isadore Marcil [Preston], Alice Lake

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by V-L-S-E, Incorporated [A Blue Ribbon Feature]. / Scenario by Mrs. Sidney Drew, from the short story “Playing Dead” by Richard Harding Davis. Production supervision by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith. Cinematography by Robert A. Stuart. / © 4 September 1915 by The Vitagraph Company of America [LP6296]. Released 20 September 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 October 2014.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 250 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.