The Ghost Patrol

This article is about the 1923 silent film. For the 1936 film, see Ghost Patrol.

The Ghost Patrol
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Directed byNat Ross[1][2]
Written byRaymond L. Schrock (scenario)
Based on"The Ghost Patrol" (story)
by Sinclair Lewis[2][3]
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringRalph Graves
Bessie Love
CinematographyBen F. Reynolds[1]
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[1]
Release date
  • January 21, 1923 (1923-01-21) (U.S.)[4]
Running time
5 reels; 4,228 feet[1][5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Ghost Patrol is a 1923 American silent romantic melodrama[6] film directed by Nat Ross from a short story by Sinclair Lewis, produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[1] It starred Ralph Graves and Bessie Love and is now considered lost.[7]

The film is a member of the Universal-produced and Carl Laemmle-selected "The Laemmle Nine", which also includes A Dangerous Game, The Flaming Hour, Kindled Courage, The Scarlet Car, The Power of a Lie, The First Degree, The Love Letter, and The Gentleman from America.[8]

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  3. ^ "Film Rights for 'Drifting', Stage Success, Bought by Universal for Priscilla Dean". Universal Weekly. Vol. 16, no. 5. September 16, 1922. p. 29.
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  6. ^ Sherwood, Robert E., ed. (1923). The Best Moving Pictures of 1922–1923, Also Who's Who in the Movies and the Yearbook of the American Screen. Small, Maynard & Company. p. 167.
  7. ^ Bennett, Carl (December 1, 2009). "Progressive Silent Film List: The Ghost Patrol". Silent Era.
  8. ^ "New Group Called The Laemmle Nine". Universal Weekly. Vol. 16, no. 16. December 2, 1922. p. 14.