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An Even Break (1917)

An Even Break poster
Directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Genre
silent film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman and a man get caught up in a series of misunderstandings and chance encounters. Their paths cross in unexpected ways as they try to sort out their affairs.

lightheartedwhimsicalbriskplayfulgentlesentimentalold-fashioned

What happens

An Even Break is a 1917 American silent comedy-drama film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer, and starring Olive Thomas and Charles Gunn. A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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