The Movies is a 1925 American comedy film starring Lloyd Hamilton and directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, who was working under the pseudonym "William Goodrich".[1] After a film star breaks his leg, the director replaces the actor with a country boy who resembles him.
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Directed by | William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle) |
Written by | William Goodrich (Roscoe Arbuckle) |
Produced by | E. W. Hammons Lloyd Hamilton Uncredited: Buster Keaton |
Starring | Lloyd Hamilton |
Cinematography | Byron Houck |
Distributed by | Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Location scenes were filmed at the Montmarte Café on Hollywood Boulevard and the "movie" scenes at the Educational Film studios.
A print of The Movies exists and the film been released on DVD as part of a collection of Arbuckle films.[1] Of the three films Arbuckle made with Hamilton, this is the only one that is extant.
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