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The Passer-By
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Oscar C. Apfel (Oscar Apfel)

Cast: Marc MacDermott (Marc McDermott), George Lessey, Miriam Nesbitt

Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Marion Brooks. Cinematography by Henry Crongager and Otto Brautigan. / © 21 June 1912 by [?] Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot at Edison’s Bronx, New York, studio on 23-27 April and 7 May 1912.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection).

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 October 2014.

References: Leyda-Before pp. 76, 83, 147; Slide-Early p. 9.

Home video: DVD.