The Play's the Thing Trailer

The Play's the Thing Trailer (1914)

19 February 1914 Drama 16 mins

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

as Clifton Boyle

Robyn Adair

as Harold Welles

Gladys Brockwell

as Clifton's Sister

Crew

Frank Mitchell Dazey

Frank Mitchell Dazey Scenario Writer

International Releases Dates

United States 19 February 1914

Production Companies

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