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Pure and Simple
(1917) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Harry Watson Jr. (Harry Watson) [Musty Suffer], George Bickel

Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by K-E-S-E Service. / Released 6 May 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The sixth film (third series) in the “Mishaps of Musty Suffer” series.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 3 March 2011.

References: Website-IMDb.