A Small Town Idol
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Genre Comedy Country United States | 5.8/10 IMDb Costume design Violet Schofield Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent (English intertitles) Director Mack Sennett
Erle C. Kenton Release date February 13, 1921 Writer John Grey, Raymond Griffith, Mack Sennett, Gene Towne, John A. Waldron Directors Mack Sennett, Erle C. Kenton Screenplay Mack Sennett, Raymond Griffith, John Grey, John A. Waldron, Gene Towne Related Mack Sennett movies |
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A Small Town Idol is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previous year's Down on the Farm. Sennett and Erle C. Kenton directed. This was Ramon Novarro's seventh film, where he was billed as Ramon Samaniegos.
Contents
Copies of the film exist in archives such as Gosfilmofond.
Plot
Sam (Turpin) leaves town after being falsely accused of a crime and becomes a film star in Hollywood working with actress Marcelle Mansfield (Prevost). He returns to his home town hailed as a hero where one of his films is shown in the theater. His rival Jones (Finlayson), who wants Sam's girlfriend Mary (Haver), frames Sam for the shooting of Mary's father. Just as the townspeople are about to lynch Sam, Mary arrives to prove Sam's innocence and the two are reconciled.
Cast
uncredited performers
References
A Small Town Idol WikipediaA Small Town Idol IMDb A Small Town Idol themoviedb.org