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When We Were Twenty-One
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Henry King

Cast: H.B. Warner [Richard Carewe], Claire Anderson [Phyllis], James Morrison [Richard Audaine], Christine Mayo [Kara Glyneski], Claude Payton [Dave Hirsch], Minna Grey [Mrs. Ericson]

Distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / From the play When We Were Twenty-one by Henry V. Esmond. Cinematography by Victor Milner. Presented by Jesse D. Hampton. / © 22 December 1920 [LU15949]. Released January 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The play was previously filmed as When We Were Twenty-One (1915).

Comedy-Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 November 2023.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 452 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.