Nearly a Deserter (1916)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man tries to avoid being drafted into the army. His comedic efforts get him into a series of mishaps.
lightheartedfast-pacedslapstickwhimsicalold-fashioned
What happens
Nearly a Deserter is a 1916 American short silent comedy film produced by the United States Motion Picture Corporation under the Black Diamond Comedy name. The film was the first Black Diamond Comedy distributed by the Paramount Pictures, and was produced in a studio based in Wilkes-Barre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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