Alas! Poor Yorick!

Alas! Poor Yorick!

Alas! Poor Yorick!

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Alas! Poor Yorick!

1913

0h 7m

5.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A mentally deranged sanatorium patient imagines that he is the world's greatest actor.

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7 members

Acting

Wheeler Oakman

Real Montgomery Irving

Wheeler Oakman

Acting

Tom Santschi

Deranged Actor

Tom Santschi

Acting

Lillian Hayward

Ophelia Jones

Lillian Hayward

Acting

Hobart Bosworth

The Theatre Manager

Hobart Bosworth

Acting

John Lancaster

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Frank Clark

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Roscoe Arbuckle

Player in Female Costume

Roscoe Arbuckle

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