''The Last Sentence'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Langman p.159

Main cast

as George Crosby *

as Cynthia Ford *

Grace Williams Grace Mary Williams (19 February 1906 – 10 February 1977) was a Welsh composer, generally regarded as Wales's most notable female composer, and the first British woman to score a feature film. Early life Williams was born in Barry, Glamo ...

as Renée Kerouac *

as Hoel Calloc * Florence Stover as Mrs. Crosby * Gladys Gane as Georgiana * Elaine Ivans as Georgette *

Raymond McKee Eldon Raymond McKee (December 7, 1892 – October 3, 1984), also credited as Roy McKee, was an American stage and screen actor. His film debut was in the 1912 production ''The Lovers' Signal''. Over the next 23 years, he performed in no less ...

as Val Lewis * Margery Bonney Erskine as Mrs. Lewis *

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as Mére Kerouac * William Wadsworth as Pére Kerouac

References

Bibliography

* Langman, Larry. ''American Film Cycles: The Silent Era''. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

External links

* 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ben Turbett Edison Studios films 1910s American films {{1910s-US-film-stub