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| Feast and Famine | |
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| Directed by | Sydney Ayres |
| Written by | George A. Posner |
| Starring | B. Reeves Eason William Garwood |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Feast and Famine is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres. Starring B. Reeves Eason, William Garwood, Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich.
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