Summary
The Social Secretary is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1916,
directed by John Emerson.
The film stars Norma Talmadge, Kate Lester, Helen Weir, Gladden James and Herbert French.
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Credits
- Director: John Emerson
- Script: John Emerson, Anita Loos
- Photo: Alfred Huger Moses Jr.
- Cast: Norma Talmadge (Mayme), Kate Lester (Mrs. de Puyster), Helen Weir (Elsie de Puyster), Gladden James (Jimmie de Puyster), Herbert French (The Count), Erich von Stroheim (The Buzzard), Nathaniel Sack, Nora Cecil (Spinster), Vivia Ogden (Spinster)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 52 min; B&W; silent
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