The Play's the Thing (1914)
Clifton Boyle, a lead actor in a disbanded theater troupe. Boyle returns home to find his sister dying; she reveals she married Harold Welles, another actor, who abandoned her and their deceased baby. Boyle swears vengeance on Welles. Boyle tracks Welles down and uses the theatrical world to enact his revenge, making a real-life drama out of his sister's tragedy.
- Date of release
- 1914-02-19
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Scott Sidney
Casting
- Walter Edwards — Clifton Boyle
- Leona Hutton — Nell
- Robyn Adair — Harold Welles
- Gladys Brockwell — Clifton's Sister
- Shorty Hamilton — Porter
- Chester Withey — Doctor
- Mrs. Hunt — Old Lady
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