''The Hell Diggers'' is a 1921 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

produced by

Famous Players–Lasky Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company—originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays—and t ...

and distributed through

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. The film was directed by

Frank Urson Frank John Urson (March 21, 1887 – August 17, 1928) was an American silent film director and cinematographer from Chicago, Illinois. Originally a photographer, he moved on to cinematography and film directing for the Thanhouser Company in New Ro ...

from a short story, ''The Hell Diggers'', by Byron Morgan.

Wallace Reid William Wallace Halleck Reid (April 15, 1891 – January 18, 1923) was an American actor in silent film, referred to as "the screen's most perfect lover". He also had a brief career as a racing driver. Early life Reid was born in St. Louis, ...

and Lois Wilson star. Like most silent films of that time, it is in the

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and is lost.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Hell Diggers''
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Cast

as Teddy Darman * Lois Wilson as Dora Wade *Alexander Brown as John Wade *Frank Geldert as Calthorpe Masters *

Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men befor ...

as Silas Hoskins * Clarence Geldart as Silverby Rennie *Buddy Post as The Fat Farmer

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1921 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films based on short fiction 1921 drama films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank Urson 1921 lost films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub

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