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Niobe (1915)

Niobe poster
Directed by
Edwin Stanton Porter, Hugh Ford
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man pretends to be someone else to get out of a difficult situation with his wife. Based on a stage play, this silent comedy follows the resulting mix-ups and misunderstandings.

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What happens

Niobe is a 1915 American comedy silent film directed by Hugh Ford and Edwin S. Porter and written by Edward A. Paulton and Harry Paulton based upon their play. The film stars Hazel Dawn, Charles S. Abbe, Maude Odell, Marie Leonard, Reginald Denny and Irene Haisman. The film was released April 4, 1915, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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