Gale Henry, at that time famous as big-nosed, lugubrious-faced purveyor of silent screen slapstick. Here as a prominent villager too interested writing a play to be bothered with lovers. When a wandering director arrives in town, learns of her play and agrees to produce it for her, with the author in the leading role, she is delighted. But the play proves a frost.
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Gale Henry as Miss Exeter Scribbles
Billy Franey as Bill Bones - the Village Undertaker
Milburn Morante as Romeo Ham - the Actor
Lillian Peacock as The Heroine
Heinie Conklin as The Hero
United States 13 August 1916
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