Shooting Stars (1928)
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Directors
Anthony Asquith
Cast
Annette Benson, Brian Aherne, Donald Calthrop, Wally Patch, David Brooks
The story
At Zenith Studios, a starlet plots an escape to Hollywood with her lover and the murder of her superfluous husband.
Genres
Drama, drama film, silent film
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