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The Lie (1914)

The Lie poster
Directed by
Allan Dwan
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A western drama about a man who tells a damaging falsehood. The lie leads to conflict and consequences for the people around him.

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What happens

The Lie is a 1914 American silent short western drama film directed by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and Lon Chaney. The film is now considered lost. A still exists from the film showing Chaney as "Young MacGregor". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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