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Classic Hollywood

By the Sad Sea Waves

10m

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding • 1917 • United States
Starring Harold Lloyd, ‘Snub’ Pollard, Bebe Daniels

It’s trouble on the water when a man tries to woo his sweetheart by pretending to be a lifeguard.

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