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The Heirs of Uncle James (1924)

The Heirs of Uncle James poster
Original title
Les héritiers de l'oncle James
Directed by
Alfred Machin
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
59 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of relatives eagerly await the reading of their wealthy uncle James's will. They get into comic mishaps as they try to secure their inheritance.

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What happens

The Heirs of Uncle James (French: Les héritiers de l'oncle James) is a 1924 French silent comedy film directed by Alfred Machin and Henry Wulschleger, and starring Ginette Maddie, Louis Monfils and Suzy Love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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