A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Spindle of Life
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by George Cochrane

Cast: Ben Wilson [‘Alphabet’ Carter], Neva Gerber [Gladsome], Jessie Pratt [Mrs. Harrison], Ed Brady [Jason], Richard La Reno (Dick La Reno) [‘Hooky’], Winter Hall [James Bradshaw], Hayward Mack [Vincent Bradshaw]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [A Butterfly Picture]. / Scenario by Karl R. Coolidge, from the novel Gladsome by Sidney Robinson. Cinematography by P.W. Horne. / © 8 September 1917 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP11369]. Released 17 September 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy: Romance.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 December 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 27 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.