| A Small Town Idol | |
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Advertisement with Phyllis Haver, Dot Farley, and Ben Turpin
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| Directed by | Mack Sennett Erle C. Kenton |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Cinematography | Ernie Crocket Perry Evans J. R. Lockwood |
| Edited by | Allen McNeil |
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| Distributed by | Associated First National Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (re-release) |
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Running time | 70 minutes; 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
A Small Town Idol is a 1921 American silent feature comedy film produced by Mack Sennett and released through Associated First National. The film stars Ben Turpin and was made and acted by many of the same Sennett personnel from his previous year's Down on the Farm. Sennett and Erle C. Kenton directed.[1][2]
The picture was Sennett’s biggest undertaking to date, costing $350,000 and required over a year to make.[1]
Sam (Turpin) leaves town after being falsely accused of a crime and becomes a film star in Hollywood working with actress Marcelle Mansfield (Prevost). He returns to his home town hailed as a hero where one of his films is shown in the theater. His rival Jones (Finlayson), who wants Sam's girlfriend Mary (Haver), frames Sam for the shooting of Mary's father. Just as the townspeople are about to lynch Sam, Mary arrives to prove Sam's innocence and the two are reconciled.
uncredited performers
