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             A Truthful Liar 
            (1924) United States of America 
            B&W : Two reels 
            Directed by Hampton Del Ruth 
            Cast: Will Rogers [Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle], Jack Ackroyd [Flunky], Richard Pennell (R.O. Pennell) [the king], Jack Cooper [the prince], Beth Darlington [Mary Doolittle], Madge Hunt [Agatha Doolittle], William Gillespie [Count De Cassarole], Sammy Brooks [a townsman] 
            Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Hal Roach. Cinematography by Robert V. Doran. Film editor, Thomas J. Crizer. Intertitles written by H.M. Walker. / Released 17 August 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was banned in the United Kingdom by the British Board of Film Censors in 1924. 
            Comedy. 
            Survival status: Print exists in a private film collection [small-gauge reduction positive]. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Listing updated: 29 August 2011. 
            References: Robertson-British p. 186; Weaver-Twenty p. 309 : Website-IMDb. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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