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A Damsel in Distress (1919)

A Damsel in Distress poster
Directed by
George Archainbaud
Genre
silent film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a tough spot gets involved with a man who tries to help her. Their relationship develops through comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

A Damsel in Distress is a silent romantic comedy film released in 1919, starring June Caprice and Creighton Hale. The film is based on the 1919 novel A Damsel in Distress by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse. The director was George Archainbaud. The same novel later inspired a 1937 film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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