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The Quitter

  • 1916
  • 1h
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The Quitter (1916)
DramaWestern

The miners at Paradise Gulch are bored. In a session at the "Three Cheers" saloon, owned by Seth Moore, they decide that the trouble with their existence is the fact that there are no women ... Read allThe miners at Paradise Gulch are bored. In a session at the "Three Cheers" saloon, owned by Seth Moore, they decide that the trouble with their existence is the fact that there are no women in the place. The verdict is that one of them must marry, and they choose "Happy Jack" Lew... Read allThe miners at Paradise Gulch are bored. In a session at the "Three Cheers" saloon, owned by Seth Moore, they decide that the trouble with their existence is the fact that there are no women in the place. The verdict is that one of them must marry, and they choose "Happy Jack" Lewis, because he is not present. They go to "Happy Jack" Lewis, make him write out an advert... Read all

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    • Charles Horan
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    • Izola Forrester
  • Stars
    • Lionel Barrymore
    • Marguerite Skirvin
    • Paul Everton
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      • Charles Horan
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      • Izola Forrester
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      • Lionel Barrymore
      • Marguerite Skirvin
      • Paul Everton
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    Lionel Barrymore
    Lionel Barrymore
    • Happy Jack Lewis
    Marguerite Skirvin
    • Glad Mason
    Paul Everton
    Paul Everton
    • W.E. Willet
    Charles Prince
    Charles Prince
    • Big Bill McFarland
    Jules Cowles
    Jules Cowles
    • Seth Moore
    • (as Julius D. Cowles)
    Edward Brennan
    Edward Brennan
    • Peter Condon
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      • Izola Forrester
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    The 38 Year Old Lionel Barrymore

    You would have to be a Lionel Barrymore to sit through this short subject. Rubbing shoulders with D.W. Griffith and Mack Sennett, he brought some of that experience into this role. Not entertaining by today's standards, but interesting nonetheless.

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
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      • Rolfe Photoplays
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      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
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      • 1.33 : 1

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