Merton of the Movies

Nov 3, 1924

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Merton Gill

Glenn Hunter

Sally 'Flips' Montague

Viola Dana

Jeff Baird

DeWitt Jennings

Harold Parmalee

Elliott Rothe

Pete Gashwiler

Charles Sellon

Mrs. Gashwiler

Sadie Gordon

Tessie Kearns

Gale Henry

Mr. Montague

Charles Ogle

Mrs. Montague

Ethel Wales

Lowell Hardy

Luke Cosgrave

Henshaw

Frank Jonasson

Mrs. Patterson

Eleanor Lawson

Fairground boxing booth where visitors try to knock out the champion and win five pounds, the first contestants is knocked out but the very eager (and possibly drunk) third man knocks out the champion and overcome with "boxing fever" rushes out punching at everybody and everything he meets. (britishpathe.com)

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