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The Story of a Story is a american film of genre Fantasy directed by Tod Browning with Eugene Pallette

The Story of a Story (1915)

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OriginUSA
Genres Fantasy

The Story of a Story is a 1915 American short fantasy film directed by Tod Browning.

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Eugene Pallette

(John Penhallow)Miriam Cooper

(His daughter)Claire Anderson
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