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The Spotlight (1927)

The Spotlight poster
Directed by
Frank Tuttle
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy that follows a group of entertainers in the theater world. The story focuses on their interactions and comedic situations.

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What happens

The Spotlight is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Hope Loring, Herman J. Mankiewicz and Rita Weiman, and starring Esther Ralston, Neil Hamilton, Nicholas Soussanin, Arlette Marchal and Arthur Housman. It was released on November 19, 1927, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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