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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1509

Ring Up the Curtain

191912 minUnited States

Synopsis

Left as the only stagehand at an opera house, a young man tries to manage an entire visiting troupe. A loose snake and his attraction to the leading lady draw him from backstage work into the performance itself.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 11:51
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Alfred J. Goulding · Public domain

Cast

Harold Lloyd

DirectorsAlfred J. Goulding

Behind the scenes

Harold Lloyd's character confuses theatrical romance with life outside the play. The short uses the gap between actor and role to turn his apparent opportunity into a deception.

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Harold Lloyd — Daniel Blum · Public domain

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