The Movies (film)
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| Directed by | William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle) |
| Written by | William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle) |
| Produced by | E. W. Hammons Lloyd Hamilton Uncredited: Buster Keaton |
| Starring | Lloyd Hamilton |
| Cinematography | Byron Houck |
| Distributed by | Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Movies is a 1925 American comedy film starring Lloyd Hamilton and directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, who was working under the pseudonym "William Goodrich".[1] After a film star breaks his leg, the director replaces the actor with a country boy who resembles him.
Cast
- Lloyd Hamilton as A Country Boy / Comedy Film Star
- Marcella Daly as An Actress
- Arthur Thalasso as The Villain
- Frank Jonasson as The Director
- Glen Cavender as A Traffic Officer
- Florence Lee
Production
Location scenes were filmed at the Montmarte Café on Hollywood Boulevard and the "movie" scenes at the Educational Film studios.
Preservation
A print of The Movies exists and the film been released on DVD as part of a collection of Arbuckle films.[1] Of the three films Arbuckle made with Hamilton, this is the only one that is extant.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Movies". silentera.com. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
External links
- The Movies at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- The Movies (1925) on YouTube
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