Synopsis
A Broadway star visits his playwright friend who's working out a scene for his new play.
Movie Information
- Director
- Arthur Hurley
- Release Year
- 1930
- Runtime
- 7 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Henry Hull
Frank the Actor
James Dale
Marvin the Playwright
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