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Merely Mary Ann (1920)

Merely Mary Ann poster
Directed by
Edward LeSaint
Genre
silent film, romance film, comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A poor orphan girl works as a maid and catches the attention of a composer. Their relationship grows as her kindness wins people over.

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What happens

Merely Mary Ann is a lost 1920 silent comedy-drama film directed by Edward J. Le Saint and starring Shirley Mason, based on the play Merely Mary Ann by Israel Zangwill. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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