The Play's the Thing

The Play's the Thing

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The Play's the Thing

1914

0h 16m

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Drama

Overview

Clifton Boyle, a lead actor in a disbanded theater troupe. Boyle returns home to find his sister dying; she reveals she married Harold Welles, another actor, who abandoned her and their deceased baby. Boyle swears vengeance on Welles. Boyle tracks Welles down and uses the theatrical world to enact his revenge, making a real-life drama out of his sister's tragedy.

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7 members

Directing

Walter Edwards

Clifton Boyle

Walter Edwards

Acting

Leona Hutton

Nell

Leona Hutton

Acting

Robyn Adair

Harold Welles

Robyn Adair

Acting

Gladys Brockwell

Clifton's Sister

Gladys Brockwell

Acting

Shorty Hamilton

Porter

Shorty Hamilton

Directing

Chester Withey

Doctor

Chester Withey

Acting

Mrs. Hunt

Old Lady

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