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The Self Starter (1926)

The Self Starter poster
Directed by
Harry Joe Brown
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to get ahead in life using his own ambition and cleverness. He gets into comic situations while dealing with work and romance.

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What happens

The Self Starter is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Mildred Harris and Sheldon Lewis. It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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