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The Man Who Played Square (1924)

The Man Who Played Square poster
Directed by
Alfred Santell
Genre
action film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets into trouble and has to find a way out. It is a silent action film where the hero uses his wits and fists to solve a problem.

fast-pacedenergeticlightheartedold-fashionedplayfulnostalgicblack and whitesilent-era

What happens

The Man Who Played Square is a lost 1924 American action film directed by Alfred Santell and written by John Stone. The film stars Buck Jones, Wanda Hawley, David Kirby, Ben Hendricks Jr., Hank Mann, and Howard Foster. The film was released on November 23, 1924, by Fox Film Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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