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More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

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More to Be Pitied Than Scorned
Directed byEdward LeSaint
Written byCharles E. Blaney (story)
Produced byWaldorf Pictures
Harry Cohn
StarringAlice Lake
Rosemary Theby
CinematographyKing D. Gray
Gilbert Warrenton
Distributed byCBC Film Sales Corporation
Release date
  • August 20, 1922 (1922-08-20)
Running time
58 minutes;6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Box office$110,000[1]

More to Be Pitied Than Scorned is a lost[2] 1922 silent film melodrama starring Alice Lake and Rosemary Theby. It was directed by Edward LeSaint and produced by Harry Cohn.[3][4]

It was the first feature film from CBC Film Sales Corporation, which was reorganized as Columbia Pictures, by brothers Harry and Jack Cohn and best friend Joe Brandt on January 10, 1924.[1][5]

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  1. ^ a b Bernard Dick, The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1993. p 53
  2. ^ "More To Be Pitied Than Scorned [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: More To Be Pitied Than Scorned at silentera.com
  5. ^ "Harry Cohn | Hollywood Mogul, Columbia Pictures Founder | Britannica". www.britannica.com. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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