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The Hillcrest Mystery (1918)

The Hillcrest Mystery poster
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Genre
silent film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman encounters a puzzling situation at an estate. She works to uncover the truth behind the strange events.

silent-erarestrainedmelancholicquietly dramaticperiodatmosphericplot-driven

What happens

The Hillcrest Mystery is a 1918 American silent mystery film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Castle. The film was released by Pathé Exchange in March 1918, only a month following the untimely death of Irene Castle's husband and dance partner, Vernon Castle in an airplane accident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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