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His Lordship’s Dilemma
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] William F. Haddock or Edwin Middleton?

Cast: W.C. Fields [his lordship, the busted heir], Bud Ross [the valet], Walter Dukinfield [the bartender]

L. Gaumont and Company [American] production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Casino Star Comedies]. / Released 3 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in Flushing, New York. [?] Lahue-World p. 101 lists the director as Edwin Middleton, who had directed Pool Sharks (1915).

Comedy.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 12 October 2014.

References: Fields-Fields p. 61; Lahue-World p. 101; Tarbox-Lost pp. 237, 246 : Website-IMDb.