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The Hell Diggers
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4277 feet
Directed by Frank Urson

Cast: Wallace Reid [Teddy Darman], Lois Wilson [Dora Wade], Alexander Broun [John Wade], Frank Geldert [Calthorpe Masters], Lucien Littlefield [Silas Hoskins], Clarence Geldert [Silverby Rennie], Buddy Post (Charles A. Post) [the fat farmer]

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation production; distributed by Paramount Pictures Corporation [It’s a Paramount Picture]. / Scenario by Byron Morgan, from the short story “The Hell Diggers” by Byron Morgan. Assistant director, Harold Schwartz. Cinematography by Charles E. Schoenbaum. Presented by Jesse L. Lasky. / © 25 August 1921 by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation [LP16896]. Released 4 September 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 31 January 2025.

References: Drew-Speaking pp. 255, 289 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.