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Who Killed Simon Baird?
Also known as By Whose Hand? in the USA
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by James Durkin

Cast: Edna Wallace Hopper [Edith Maitland], Charles J. Ross [John Maitland], Muriel Ostriche [Helen Maitland], Nicholas Dunaew [Kimba], John Dillon (John Webb Dillon) [Simon Baird], James Ryley (J.H. Ryley) [David Sterling]

Equitable Motion Pictures Corporation production; distributed by World Film Corporation. / Scenario by Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf. / © 21 April 1916 by Equitable Motion Pictures Corporation [LU8126]. Released 17 April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA as By Whose Hand?.

Drama: Mystery.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0559.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 20 August 2018.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0559 : Website-IMDb.