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The Very Idea (1920)

The Very Idea poster
Directed by
Lawrence Clement Windom
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent comedy from 1920 based on a Broadway play. It follows a series of humorous misunderstandings and situations among its characters.

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What happens

The Very Idea è un film muto del 1920 diretto da Lawrence C. Windom. La sceneggiatura di S. E. V. Taylor è basata sull'omonimo lavoro teatrale di William Le Baron andato in scena all'Astor Theatre di Broadway il 9 agosto 1917. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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