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Van-ar-chy

1919-11-01 · Runtime unavailable · Not rated

Comedy

More than a century after it was filmed in and around Newport and Sunapee, a long-lost silent comedy starring vaudeville entertainer and local filmmaker Billy B. Van is coming home!

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