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Our Leading Citizen (1922)

Our Leading Citizen poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small-town man navigates local politics and personal relationships in 1920s America. The comedy follows his attempts to be a leading citizen in his community.

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What happens

Our Leading Citizen is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and written by George Ade and Waldemar Young. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Lois Wilson, William P. Carleton, Theodore Roberts, Guy Oliver, Larry Wheat, and James Neill. The film was released on June 14, 1922, by Paramount Pictures. The film is now lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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