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The Fable of the Small Town Favorite Who Was Ruined by Too Much Competition (1916)

The Fable of the Small Town Favorite Who Was Ruined by Too Much Competition poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A small town favorite finds their comfortable life disrupted when too many rivals show up. This silent short comedy follows their struggle to stay on top.

lightheartedwhimsicalbittersweetsimplegentlecomedic

What happens

The Fable of the Small Town Favorite Who Was Ruined by Too Much Competition is a 1916 American short comedy silent film, the director unnamed and written by George Ade. It was released in cinemas on July 12, 1916, in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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