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The Great Adventure (1921)

The Great Adventure poster
Directed by
Kenneth Webb
Genre
silent film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quiet man lives a simple life but is mistaken for someone else after a mix up. He finds himself in a new identity and a romantic situation he never expected.

whimsicalplayfulgentlelightheartednostalgicbreezyold-fashionedcharming

What happens

The Great Adventure is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced by Whitman Bennett and distributed by First National Pictures, then called Associated First National. The film was directed by Kenneth Webb and starred Lionel Barrymore. Fredric March made his screen debut in this film. The film is based upon the 1908 novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett. It was remade in 1933 as His Double Life starring Lillian Gish. The Great Adventure is a surviving feature film held by the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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