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The Fly-Cop
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Larry Semon, Mort Peebles and Norman Taurog

Cast: Larry Semon [the fly-cop], Lucille Carlisle [a cabaret queen], Frank Alexander [the cabaret owner], William Hauber [a crook], Mort Peebles, Norman Taurog

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America [Big V Comedies; A Vitagraph-Larry Semon Comedy]. / Scenario by Larry Semon. Presented by Albert E. Smith. / Released 29 March 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 November 2013.

References: Sweeney-Coming p. 29; Weaver-Twenty p. 319 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.