Queen X is a 1917 American silent crime-drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and produced and released through the Mutual Film Company. Stage personality Edna Goodrich, a former wife of Nat C. Goodwin, is the star.[1][2]
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| Directed by | John B. O'Brien |
| Written by | Edwin M. Stanton |
| Produced by | Mutual Film |
| Starring | Edna Goodrich |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The film survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Edna Goodrich - Janice Waltham, Queen X
- Hugh Thompson - George Evans
- Lucille Taft - Miriam Evans
- Dora Mills Adams - Mrs. Evans
- William Wolcott - Arnold Somers
- Jack Hopkins - Nippo
- P. Tamato - Togo
Reception
editLike many American films of the time, Queen X was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of two opium den scenes, the preparing of an opium pipe, and two scenes of a party slumming in the opium den.
References
edit- ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Abrreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 147 c. 1978, The American Film Institute
- ^ "Queen X". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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