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Boasts and Boldness
(1917) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon)

Cast: Jimmy Aubrey [Jim], Larry Semon [the villain], Earl Montgomery, Joe Simberg (Joe Rock), Eddie Dunn, Joe Basil

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by [?] The Vitagraph Company of America or Greater Vitagraph, Incorporated? / Scenario by C. Gardner Baker and Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon). Cinematography by Leonard Smith. / Released [?] 6 or 18? August 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 9 May 2021.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 318 : ClasIm-226 p. C20 : Website-IMDb.