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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 142

Hats Off

193666 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 60:35
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

Two Texas communities compete to stage the more successful fair. Their entertainment organisers become rivals, and one adopts a false identity to learn the other's plans. Each new attraction prompts a counter-move, entangling publicity, deception and romance.

Cast

Mae Clarke

Jo Allen

John Payne

Jimmy Maxwell

Helen Lynd

Ginger Connolly

Luis Alberni

Rosero

DirectorsBoris Petroff

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Mae Clarke — General Photographic Agency · Public domain
John Payne — Bureau of Industrial Service. This was a division of ad agency Young & Rubicam and was used widely by those in the television industry for distributing publicity material. · Public domain
Helen Lynd — film screenshot (Grand National Pictures) · Public domain
Luis Alberni — film screenshot (Grand National Pictures) · Public domain

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