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The Phoney Cannibal
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Chance E. Ward (Chance Ward)

Cast: Lloyd V. Hamilton (Lloyd Hamilton) [Ham, a bogus missionary], Bud Duncan [Bud, Ham’s cannibal], Charles Inslee [Reverend Salamander Fish, the real missionary], Martin Kinney [the real cannibal], Marin Sais [Mrs. Mum], Wesley Barry [Mrs. Mum’s son]

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by C. Doty Hobart (Doty Hobart). / Released 27 April 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 31 July 2010.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.