| The Devil's Pass Key | |
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| Directed by | Erich von Stroheim |
| Screenplay by | Erich von Stroheim |
| Story by | "Clothes and Treachery" by Baroness Olga de Meyer |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Sam de Grasse Mae Busch Maude George Leo White |
| Cinematography | Ben F. Reynolds William H. Daniels Howard Oswald |
| Edited by | Jeanne Spencer Grant Whytock |
Production company | Jewel Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 130 minutes (original cut) 80 minutes (original release) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
| Budget | $185,000 |
The Devil's Pass Key (or The Devil's Passkey) is a 1920 silent drama film directed by Erich von Stroheim.[1] Considered a “lost film”, no print is officially known to exist.[2]
The film was produced by Universal Pictures and distributed under its prestigious Jewel banner, later calling it "One of the best photodramatic productions of the year". The production was shot from September 1919 through December 1919 and premiered on August 8, 1920 at the Capitol Theatre in New York City, New York.[3]
- ^ New York Times, 1920[failed verification]
- ^ Koszarski 1983, p. 70: “Perhaps a fugitive print does still exist today...but as far as the official record goes” it is a lost film.
- ^ Koszarski 1983, p. 59-60.