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Help Wanted (1915)

Help Wanted poster
Directed by
Hobart Bosworth
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to find work and support his family. This silent film from 1915 shows the pressures of unemployment and the sacrifices people make.

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What happens

Help Wanted is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Hobart Bosworth and written by Elmer Blaney Harris and Jack Lait. The film stars Hobart Bosworth, Lillian Elliott, Adele Farrington, Lois Meredith, Owen Moore, Herbert Standing and Myrtle Stedman. The film was released on April 19, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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