The Jest

The Jest

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The Jest

1921

0h 15m

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A fantastic British entry from the ‘Grand Guignol’ series. After his wife leaves him, an old man suffers for 40 years, longing for her to return, until one day his fellow lodgers decide to play a vicious prank… (chapter.org)

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Leo Carelli

Dan

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Margaret Dennistown

Mary

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George Turner

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