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A Girl's Folly

A Girl's Folly

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Comedy

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A restless young girl yearns to leave her rural environment and "get away from it all". One day she stumbles upon a film crew shooting a western near her home. She makes friends with the film's leading man, who encourages her to try her luck as an actress. So she leaves her small town and goes to the big city to break into the picture business. However, things don't turn out quite the way she planned.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

26 February 1917

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

Kenneth Driscoll

Doris Kenyon

Doris Kenyon

Mary Baker

June Elvidge

June Elvidge

Vivian Carleton

Janet Adair

Janet Adair

Mrs. Baker

Chester Barnett

Chester Barnett

Johnny Applebloom

Johnny Hines

Johnny Hines

Hank

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von Sternberg

Cameraman (uncredited)

Maurice Tourneur

Maurice Tourneur

Director (uncredited)

Leatrice Joy

Leatrice Joy

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