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Queen X

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Queen X
Directed byJohn B. O'Brien
Written byEdwin M. Stanton
Produced byMutual Film
StarringEdna Goodrich
CinematographySol Polito
Distributed byMutual Film
Release date
  • October 1, 1917 (1917-10-01)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Queen X is a 1917 American silent crime-drama film directed by John B. O'Brien and produced and released through the Mutual Film Company. Stage personality Edna Goodrich, a former wife of Nat C. Goodwin, is the star.[1][2]

The film survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3][4]

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Reception

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Like many American films of the time, Queen X was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of two opium den scenes, the preparing of an opium pipe, and two scenes of a party slumming in the opium den.

References

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  1. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". Silentera.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Abrreviated View of Movie Page". Afi.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 147 c. 1978, The American Film Institute
  4. ^ "Queen X". Lcweb2.loc.gov. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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