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Are You a Mason? (1915)

Are You a Mason? poster
Directed by
Thomas N. Heffron
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young husband pretends to join a secret society to have an excuse to leave the house. His lies cause comedic trouble as his wife and friends get involved.

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What happens

Are You a Mason? is a 1915 American silent comedy film produced by Adolph Zukor (Famous Players Film Company) and Charles Frohman, and distributed through Paramount Pictures. Directed by Thomas N. Heffron, it starred John Barrymore as a young husband who pretends to join the Masons as an excuse to get out of the house. It was based on a 1901 play by Leo Ditrichstein. This film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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