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Judy Forgot is a play by Avery Hopwood (New York, October 6, 1910) that was adapted into a 1915 film. [1] The film is a five part comedy. [2] Marie Cahill starred in the film. [3] T. Hayes Hunter directed. It was produced by Universal Film Manufacturing. [4] It was advertised as a screaming farce comedy hit filmed in five acts. [5] Raymond L. Schrock wrote the screenplay. [6]

Cahill portrayed Judy Evans in the play and film. [7] She loses her memory in a train wreck. [8] Her memory is later restored [9] after an auto accident [8] and she returns to her marital partner. [10]

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References

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