Comedies From Around the World (And Where to Stream Them)
Could you use some hearty laughs? Then you’re in the right place! Enjoy this selection of diverse international comedies.
The End of the Tour (1917)
A lonely wife runs off with a traveling actor, taking her boy with her but leaving her daughter behind. The boy, Byron Bennett, grows up, and is stranded back in Mayville with a theater troupe. To make enough money to get out of town, they teach the local fire department how to put on a play. While the village cutie Grace Jessup is being shown how to act, one of the troupe tries to seduce her. Byron, knowing what the lecher is up to, even if Grace doesn't, follows the pair and chokes the man senseless.
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A lonely wife runs off with a traveling actor, taking her boy with her but leaving her daughter behind. The boy, Byron Bennett, grows up, and is stranded back in Mayville with a theater troupe. To make enough money to get out of town, they teach the local fire department how to put on a play. While the village cutie Grace Jessup is being shown how to act, one of the troupe tries to seduce her. Byron, knowing what the lecher is up to, even if Grace doesn't, follows the pair and chokes the man senseless.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
Written By:George D. Baker
In Theaters:1/29/1917
Box Office:
Runtime:50 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
George D. Baker
Director
Lionel Barrymore
Byron Bennett
Ethel Corcoran
Grace Jessup
Frank Currier
Col. Jessup
Walter Hiers
'Skinny' Smith
J. Herbert Frank
Percy Pennington
Richard Thornton
'Solly' Harris
Maude Hill
Hattie Harrison
Kate Blancke
Mrs. Ryan
Hugh Jeffrey
Lester Montague
Mary Ross
Lottie Lee
Charles Eldridge
Seth Perkins
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