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  • 1917
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Bob Hart, vaudeville actor, has written a sketch called "Mice Will Play." He has looked in vain for the right woman to play the woman's part with him. One day he sees Cherry in a vaudeville ... Read allBob Hart, vaudeville actor, has written a sketch called "Mice Will Play." He has looked in vain for the right woman to play the woman's part with him. One day he sees Cherry in a vaudeville turn and likes her so well that he calls at her boarding house and asks her to take the pa... Read allBob Hart, vaudeville actor, has written a sketch called "Mice Will Play." He has looked in vain for the right woman to play the woman's part with him. One day he sees Cherry in a vaudeville turn and likes her so well that he calls at her boarding house and asks her to take the part. He reads the sketch to her and she makes many changes in it. They each have dreams of ... Read all

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    • Thomas R. Mills
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    • William B. Courtney
    • O. Henry
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    • Doris Kenyon
    • Alice Terry
    • J. Frank Glendon
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    • Director
      • Thomas R. Mills
    • Writers
      • William B. Courtney
      • O. Henry
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      • Doris Kenyon
      • Alice Terry
      • J. Frank Glendon
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      • July 1917 (United States)
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