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Greased Lightning (1919)

Greased Lightning poster
Directed by
Jerome Storm
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a man who gets into a series of humorous mix-ups and chases. It follows his attempts to navigate chaotic situations with quick thinking and luck.

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What happens

Greased Lightning is a surviving 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Wanda Hawley, Robert McKim, Willis Marks, Bert Woodruff, and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on April 27, 1919, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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