Thirst Trailer (1917)
A woman has moved to a small town boarding house to seek peace and quiet. All too soon she finds herself in a Keystone movie, where there's everything but.
Watch the official Thirst 1917 trailer in HD below.
A woman has moved to a small town boarding house to seek peace and quiet. All too soon she finds herself in a Keystone movie, where there's everything but.
Watch the official Thirst 1917 trailer in HD below.
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Mack Swain as Ambrose
Ethel Teare as Ethel
Cliff Bowes as Ambrose's Roommate
May Emory as Iona Ford
Eva Thatcher as The Boarding House Keeper
Clarence Lyndon as Ethel's Father the Postmaster
Joey Jacobs as Ethel's Little Brother
Ted Edwards as Boarding House Keeper's Husband
Lige Conley as Employment Agency Representative (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy as Man in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Blanche Payson as Woman in Employment Agency (uncredited)
Wayland Trask as Boarder (uncredited)
Mack Sennett Producer
United States 29 July 1917
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