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Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

Genres

Comedy

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A wannabe film star journeys to Hollywood, but soon finds his dreams do not pan out. This film is lost.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 November 1924

Country

United States of America

Cast

Glenn Hunter

Glenn Hunter

Merton Gill

Viola Dana

Viola Dana

Sally 'Flips' Montague

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Jeff Baird

Elliott Rothe

Elliott Rothe

Harold Parmalee

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Pete Gashwiler

Sadie Gordon

Sadie Gordon

Mrs. Gashwiler

Gale Henry

Gale Henry

Tessie Kearns

Charles Ogle

Charles Ogle

Mr. Montague

Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Mrs. Montague

Luke Cosgrave

Luke Cosgrave

Lowell Hardy

Frank Jonasson

Frank Jonasson

Henshaw

Eleanor Lawson

Eleanor Lawson

Mrs. Patterson

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