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Almost a Husband

Almost a Husband

WILL ROGERS An actor that never acts

Genres

Comedy

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A New England schoolteacher arrives in a small Southern town. He becomes the savior of several local people in time of emergency, including a young who is oppressed by the unwelcome romantic intentions of a local ne'er-do-well. The teacher pretends to marry the girl to fool the unwanted suitor, but then finds that the marriage was inadvertently legal....

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 October 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Sam Lyman

Peggy Wood

Peggy Wood

Eva McElwyn

Cullen Landis

Cullen Landis

Jerry Wilson

Clara Horton

Clara Horton

Jane Sheldon

Herbert Standing

Herbert Standing

Banker McElwyn

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Zeb Sawyer

Sidney De Gray

Sidney De Gray

John Carruthers

Gus Saville

Gus Saville

Jasper Stagg

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Mary Jane Irving

Mary Jane Irving

Little Girl (uncredited)

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