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The Talk of the Town (1918)

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Allen Holubar

Synopsis

Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her hand on a book called "How to Attract the Opposite Sex," she takes its advice to heart. She uses her newly found wiles on Lawrence Tabor (William Stowell) and gets him to marry her. Only after the wedding does she tell him she married him just to get away from her family, and that she intends to do exactly as she pleases.

Actors

Dorothy Phillips
Dorothy Phillips
Genevra French
George Fawcett
George Fawcett
Maj. French
Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne
Aunt Harriet
William Stowell
William Stowell
Lawrence Tabor
Lon Chaney
Lon Chaney
Jack Langhorne
Gloria Joy
Gloria Joy
Genevra - Age 5
Una Fleming
Una Fleming
Dancer
Charles Hill Mailes
Charles Hill Mailes
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Katherine Griffith
Katherine Griffith
William Burgess
William Burgess
W.H. Bainbridge
W.H. Bainbridge
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry
Ralph Lewis
Ralph Lewis

Crews

Allen Holubar
Allen Holubar
Writer
Allen Holubar
Allen Holubar
Director
Harold Vickers
Harold Vickers
Story

Posters and backgrounds

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