An Island Comedy

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An Island Comedy
Directed by Ashley Miller
Produced by Edison Manufacturing Company
Starring Marc McDermott
Miriam Nesbitt
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • October 27, 1911 (1911-10-27)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

An Island Comedy is a 1911 silent film short comedy directed by Ashley Miller. It starred Marc McDermott and Miriam Nesbitt. It was produced by the Edison Company and distributed through General Film Company. [1]

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References

  1. East Oregonian newspapers of December 1, 1911 and November 30, 1911