''The Celebrated Scandal'' is a

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1915 silent film feature directed by James Durkin and starring

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. Although the film's

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states that

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"picturized" the film, the opinion of film historians, including the

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, is that while Edwards may have worked on an discarded earlier version, he did not contribute to the picture as released. ''The Celebrated Scandal'' was produced and distributed by the

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- Teodora *

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- Don Severo *

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- Alvarez *

Wilmuth Merkyl Wilmuth John Merkyl (June 2, 1885 – May 1, 1954) was an American stage and screen actor popular in early silent films. On stage he had also been a singer in light operettas. He was born in Iowa and died in California.''Silent Film Necrology'' ...

- Ernesto (*as John Merkyl) *Helen Robertson - Mercedes

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External links

The Celebrated Scandal at IMDb.com
1915 films American silent feature films Lost American films Fox Film films American black-and-white films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub

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