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Call of the Cuckoo
Comedy, Silent
Papa Gimplewart exchanges his house, in order to escape the antics of inmates of the lunatic asylum next door. He then realizes that the inmates from the asylum have just moved in next door.
Movie Info
Directed by: Clyde Bruckman
Written by: H.M. Walker (titles)
Produced by: Hal Roach
Starring: Max Davidson
Cinematography: Floyd Jackman
Edited by: Richard C. Currier
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: October 15, 1927
Running time: 19 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Silent film, English intertitles
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