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Houp La! (1928)

Houp La! poster
Directed by
Frank Miller
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage musical is adapted into a silent comedy. Characters get into humorous situations based on the original show's plot.

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What happens

Houp La! (or Houp-La!) is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Frank Miller and starring George Bellamy, Frank Stanmore and Peggy Carlisle. It was loosely based on the 1916 stage musical Houp La! by Hugh E. Wright and Fred Thompson. The film was made at Isleworth Studios in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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