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The Simple Life
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon)

Cast: Larry Semon [a farmer’s boy], Lucille Carlisle [Captain Tillie], Frank Alexander [a farmer], Frank Hayes [a police officer]

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America [Big V Comedies]. / Scenario by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon). Presented by Albert E. Smith. / Released 4 August 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 11 May 2018.

References: Sweeney-Coming p. 29; Weaver-Twenty p. 319 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.