Merton of the Movies (1924)
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Directors
James Cruze
Cast
Glenn Hunter
The story
Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.
Genres
comedy film, silent film
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