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The Butcher’s Nightmare
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Robin Williamson

Cast: Ben Turpin, Margaret Templeton, Ed Laurie (Edward J. Laurie), Gypsy Abbott, Arthur Moon

Vogue Films, Incorporated, production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Released 24 February 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in a private film collection.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 17 March 2012.

References: Spehr-American pp. 4, 597 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.