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Honesty - The Best Policy (1926)

Honesty - The Best Policy poster
Original title
Honesty – The Best Policy
Directed by
Chester Bennett
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy from 1926 about a man who learns that telling the truth leads to amusing situations. The story follows his adventures as his honesty causes unexpected problems and laughter.

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What happens

Honesty – The Best Policy is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Chester Bennett and Albert Ray and starring Rockliffe Fellowes, Pauline Starke, and Johnnie Walker. Bennett was the primary director of the film and Ray was brought in later to shoot an additional sequence featuring Albert Gran and Dot Farley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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