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The Dream of a Moving Picture Director (1912)

The manager calls in the director to give him one in a hurry. The director shows him several scripts, but they do not suit; so the director is compelled to call the scenario writer to have a play written in an hour. The director summons his company and reads the play to them; then tells them to make up, while he gives his plots to the stage manager. Being weary, he falls asleep in a chair in the center of the stage and dreams the following: A young girl, employed in an office, falls in love with the head clerk. The boss is a black mustached villain, who is also in love with the girl.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jerold T. HevenerJerold T. HevenerThe Movie Hero
  • Photo of Eleanor CainesEleanor CainesThe Movie Heroine
  • Photo of John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreThe Movie Villain (as Jack Barrymore)
  • Photo of Will HartzellWill HartzellThe Movie Detective
  • Photo of Edwin MiddletonEdwin MiddletonSelf - The Movie Director
  • Photo of Shannon FifeShannon FifeSelf - The Author of the Story

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