The Key of the World

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The Key of the World
Directed by J.L.V. Leigh
Written by Dorin Craig (novel)
Helen Blizzard
Starring Eileen Molyneux
Heather Thatcher
Eric Harrison
Lionel d'Aragon
Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
Release date
October 1918
CountryUnited Kingdom
English intertitles

The Key of the World is a 1918 British silent romance film direcred by J.L.V. Leigh and starring Eileen Molyneux, Heather Thatcher and Eric Harrison. It was made by British Gaumont at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. [1] It was based on a novel by Dorin Craig.



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  1. Warren p.140