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The Primitive Call
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Bertram Bracken

Cast: Gladys Coburn [Betty Malcolm], Fritz Leiber [Brain Elkhorn], John Webb Dillon [Bart Jennings], George Alan Larkin [Percy Malcolm], Lewis Sealy [John Malcolm], Velma Whitman [Elsie Jennings], Kittens Reichert [Buttons Jennings]

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Bertram Bracken. Cinematography by Rial B. Schellinger. Presented by William Fox. / © 21 January 1917 by William Fox [LP10035]. Released 22 January 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Native Americans

Listing updated: 22 August 2008.

References: Website-AFI.