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The Servant Question
(1920) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Dell Henderson

Cast: William Collier (Sr.) [Mr. Butler], Virginia Lee [Muriel Merrick], Buster Collier (William Collier Jr.) [Jack Merrick], Armand Cortez [Count Amboy], Rapley Holmes [Mr. Merrick]

Selznick Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Select Pictures Corporation. / From a screen story by Dell Henderson. / © 7 June 1920 by Select Pictures Corporation [LP15237]. Released 14 June 1920. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The New Butler. Contemporary references to a Selznick film entitled Taking the Count (1920) featuring William Collier (Sr.) and Armand Cortez may be referring to this film.

Comedy-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.3937.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 December 2023.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.3937 : ClasIm-221 p. C8 : Website-ASFFDb.