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Released
1927 · FILM

Anything Once!

Color
Black & White
Runtime
20 min
Comedy

Synopsis

*ANYTHING ONCE!* is a Cinderella story. Mabel works in a tailor shop, pressing clothes and dreaming of a better life. The film notes that she has endured many hardships and cannot predict where the next one might come from, a situation that mirrors the leading lady's real-life circumstances. Her boss is Jimmy Finlayson, but rather than playing the expected grumpy character, Finlayson is unusually kind and even refrains from punishing Mabel when she accidentally sets his toupee on fire.

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Principal cast & crew: 13

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