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The Better Man
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 27 December 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists in the New Zealand Film Archive film archive [35mm positive]; and in the George Eastman Museum film archive (New Zealand Project collection) [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 September 2011.

References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Home video: DVD.