In the heady days of the 1920s Jazz Age, people went to the movies almost every day, living vicariously through their heroes: Valentino, Garbo, Fairbanks, and Pickford. But comedians were the biggest draw, and broad slapstick the order of the day, with one very significant exception. Standing beside
The Glass Character
β Scribed by Gunning, Margaret
- Publisher
- Thistledown Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In the heady times of 1920s Hollywood, a teenagerβs obsession with the legendary screen idol, comedian Harold Lloyd, changes her life forever.
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