Merton of the Movies

Merton of the Movies

1924 movie poster
Directed by James Cruze
Produced by Adolph Zukor
Jesse Lasky
Written by Walter Woods (scenario)
Based on novel Merton of the Movies by Harry Leon Wilson
play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
Starring Glenn Hunter
Viola Dana
Cinematography Karl Brown
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
November 3, 1924
Running time
80 minutes; 8 reels(7,655 feet)
Country USA
Language Silent..English

Merton of the Movies is a 1924 comedy film directed by James Cruze, written by Walter Woods, and starring Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana.

The film is now considered a lost film.[1] It was remade in 1932 (as Make Me a Star) and again in 1947.

Plot

Merton is an aspiring movie actor. He is a terrible actor but when the movie executives see how funny his overacting is, they cast him in a comedy, but tell him that he's acting in a drama.

Cast

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