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Sam (Turpin) leaves town after being falsely accused of a crime and becomes a film star in Hollywood working with actress Marcelle Mansfield (Prevost). He returns to his home town hailed as a hero where one of his films is shown in the theater.
A Small Town Idol: Directed by Erle C. Kenton, Mack Sennett. With Ben Turpin, James Finlayson, Phyllis Haver, Bert Roach. Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief.
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Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself--he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor.
Feb 24, 2012 · A SMALL TOWN IDOL (1921) Abridged with narration by Jim Backus; circa 1950's Ben Turpin, Dot Farley, James Finlayson, Marie Prevost, Charley Murray, Phyllis...
Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence–and not knowing that he’s being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself–he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor.
A young man in a small town is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence, he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor.
