The Play's the Thing

The Play's the Thing — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 19, 1914
• Runtime
• 16 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Scott Sidney

The Play's the Thing — Cast

Walter Edwards Clifton Boyle Leona Hutton Nell Robyn Adair Harold Welles Gladys Brockwell Clifton's Sister Shorty Hamilton Porter Chester Withey Doctor

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Mrs. Hunt Old Lady