09 Sep 2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.
A Lady's Name
She Was Engaged to be Married, Yet She Advertised for a Husband
Bright young novelist Mabel Vere is engaged to Gerald Wantage, a prig who angrily objects when she advertises for a husband in order to elicit ideas for her new book. Mabel's roommate, Maud Bray, a physical culture expert, frightens away the less desirable suitors, while the writer responds to the more interesting letters, and soon becomes embroiled in a number of adventures.
Top Billed Cast
Constance Talmadge Mabel Vere
Harrison Ford Noel Corcoran
Vera Doria Maud Bray
Zasu Pitts Emily
Jim Farley Flood
Fred Huntley Adams
John Steppling Bird
Truman Van Dyke Bentley
Lillian Leighton Mrs. Haines
Emily Gerdes Margaret
İbrahim Delideniz Young Bald
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