09 December 1914 Comedy 10 mins
Rube Homer Splivins imitates the actions of a famous matinee idol in order to woo his lady love.
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Wallace Beery as Homer Splivins
Beverly Bayne as Lucy Livingston
Francis X. Bushman as The Matinee Idol
Rapley Holmes as Lucy's Father
United States 09 December 1914
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