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A Trade Secret
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William Haddock (William F. Haddock)

Cast: Frederick de Belleville [the chemist], Betty Marshall [his fiancée]

The Gotham Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by The Gotham Film Company, Incorporated. / From the novelette A Trade Secret by Ernest M. Poate. Presented by Marshall W. Taggart. / Released 1 July 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 1 December 2023.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.