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Waking Up the Town

Waking Up the Town

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 30, 1925

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Comedy

Original Title

Waking Up the Town

Production Companies

Mary Pickford Company

Director

James Cruze

Description

Jim Joyce runs a garage with old Abner Hope. When Hope's granddaughter, Mary Ellen, comes to visit, Joyce falls in love with her. Joyce has a number of bizarre inventions and he dreams of harnessing the nearby falls for power, but he can't get any financing from the town banker.