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The Heir to the Hoorah is a american film directed by William C. de Mille released in USA on 26 october 1916 with Thomas Meighan

The Heir to the Hoorah (1916)

The Heir to the Hoorah
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Released in USA 26 october 1916
OriginUSA

The Heir to the Hoorah is a surviving 1916 silent film produced by Jesse Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by William C. deMille.

A print survives in the Library of Congress.

Actors

Thomas Meighan

(Joe Lacy)Anita King

(Geraldine Kent)Edythe Chapman

(Mrs. Kent)Horace B. Carpenter

(Bud Young)Charles Ogle

(Bill Ferguson)Ernest Joy

(Mr. Marshall)
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