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Playing the Game (1918)
Millionaire Larry Prentiss inherits a ranch. He decides to visit his new property incognito and gets a job as a ranch-hand. He falls in love with the ranch foreman's daughter and complications ensue.
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Millionaire Larry Prentiss inherits a ranch. He decides to visit his new property incognito and gets a job as a ranch-hand. He falls in love with the ranch foreman's daughter and complications ensue.
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Genre:Comedy, Western
Written By:R. Cecil Smith
In Theaters:4/22/1918
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Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Thomas H. Ince Corporation, Paramount Pictures
Cast
Victor Schertzinger
Director
Charles Ray
Larry Prentiss
Doris May
Moya Shannon (as Doris Lee)
Robert McKim
'Flash' Jim Purdy
William Elmer
Hodges (as Billy Elmer)
Leota Lorraine
'Babe' Fleur de Lis
Charles Perley
Hickey Trent
Melbourne MacDowell
Jeremiah Prentiss
Harry L. Rattenberry
Matt Shannon (as Harry Rattenberry)
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