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The Hostage (1917 film)

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The Hostage
Directed byRobert Thornby
Screenplay byBeulah Marie Dix
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringWallace Reid
Dorothy Abril
Gertrude Short
Clarence Geldart
Guy Oliver
Marcia Manon
CinematographyHenry Kotani
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 1917 (1917-09-10)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Hostage is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Wallace Reid, Dorothy Abril, Gertrude Short, Clarence Geldart, Guy Oliver, and Marcia Manon. The film was released on September 10, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

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Like many American films of the time, The Hostage was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors ordered cut the first two torture scenes and the flashing of four additional torture scenes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Hostage". AFI. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The Hostage (1917) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (12): 29. September 15, 1917.
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