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Merton of the Movies is a american film of genre Comedy directed by James Cruze released in USA on 3 november 1924 with Glenn Hunter

Merton of the Movies (1924)

Merton of the Movies
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Released in USA 3 november 1924
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy

Merton of the Movies is a 1924 comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Walter Woods, and starring Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana.

The film is now considered a lost film. It was remade in 1932 (as Make Me a Star) and again in 1947.

Synopsis

Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.

Actors

Glenn Hunter

(Merton Gill)Viola Dana

(Sally 'Flips' Montague)Charles Sellon

(Pete Gashwiler)Gale Henry

(Tessie Kearns)DeWitt Jennings

(Jeff Baird)
And :
Charles Ogle
Ethel Wales
Frank Jonasson
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