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A Monkey Movie Star

A Monkey Movie Star

Genres

Comedy

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Joe dreams he has become a high-salaried, temperamental movie star.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

30 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

04 July 1921

Country

Cast

Joe Martin

Joe Martin

Himself

John Brown

John Brown

A Bear

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