A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The War of Wits
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by James W. Horne

Cast: Marin Sais [Mona Hartley], Ollie Kirkby (Ollie Kirby) [Mary Davenport], Thomas Lingham (Tom Lingham) [Doctor Hyoscine], Frank Jonasson [Marty McMurtha], Mrs. E. Sherart (Georgia Sherart) [Letty McLean], Edward Clisbee [Doctor Brown], Paul C. Hurst (Paul Hurst) [Billings]

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by [?] The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Scenario by [?] George Bronson Howard? / Released 17 April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The fourth film in the “The Social Pirates” series.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 19 August 2022.

References: Website-IMDb.