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The Lie (1912)

The Lie poster
Directed by
King Baggot
Genre
silent film, war film, romance film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent short film from 1912 set during wartime. It follows a romance complicated by a deception between the characters.

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What happens

The Lie (1912) is a silent war drama/romance motion picture short starring King Baggot and Lottie Briscoe. Directed by King Baggot and William Robert Daly and produced by Carl Laemmle's IMP Studios, the screenplay was written by A. Castlebaum. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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