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Liberty Hall (1914)

Liberty Hall poster
Directed by
Harold M. Shaw
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rich heir pretends to be a poor lodger in the home of a young woman who is being bothered by unwanted romantic attention. It is a silent comedy based on a stage play from 1892.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalfast-pacedcheerfuldatedfarcicalmildly absurd

What happens

Liberty Hall is a 1914 British silent comedy film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Ben Webster, Edna Flugrath and O. B. Clarence. It is an adaptation of the 1892 play of the same title by R. C. Carton. The film had 3 reels. The film revolves around a rich heir who pretends to be the lodger of a young woman who receives unsolicited attentions. The film was theatrically shown in 1917 in the United States as a double feature with Skinner's Dress Suit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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