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Merely Players (1918)

Merely Players poster
Directed by
Oscar Apfel
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama from 1918. It follows the romantic entanglements of theater performers. The story involves love and sacrifice among those in the acting world.

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What happens

Merely Players is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring Kitty Gordon and Irving Cummings. It was produced and distributed by World Film Company films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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