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The Play's the Thing (1914)

Directed by Scott Sidney

Drama · 16m

Clifton Boyle, a lead actor in a disbanded theater troupe. Boyle returns home to find his sister dying; she reveals she married Harold Welles, another actor, who abandoned her and their deceased baby. Boyle swears vengeance on Welles. Boyle tracks Welles down and uses the theatrical world to enact his revenge, making a real-life drama out of his sister's tragedy.

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Cast

Walter Edwards Clifton Boyle Leona Hutton Nell Robyn Adair Harold Welles Gladys Brockwell Clifton's Sister Shorty Hamilton Porter Chester Withey Doctor
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Mrs. Hunt Old Lady

Crew

Director
Scott Sidney
Producer
Thomas H. Ince

Details

Release date
1914-02-19
Runtime
16m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Domino Film Company