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The Missing Link

Name: The Missing Link
Director: Charles Reisner
Released: 1927
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Al Thompson, Crauford Kent, Theodore Lorch, Henry Armetta, Jerry Jerome

1927Charles ReisnerIMDb: 5.5/10

Synopsis

Arthur Wells (Syd Chaplin), an impoverished poet, impersonates a big-game hunter in an attempt to locate the missing link. However, the poet has an aversion to animals.

Director

Charles Reisner

Cast

Akka the Chimp

Ruth Hiatt

Otto Fries

Tom McGuire

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#222Archive Rank#482

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The Missing Link FAQ

The movie The Missing Link was directed by Charles Reisner.

The Missing Link was released in the year 1927.

The Missing Link has an IMDb rating of 5.5 out of 10.

The Missing Link is a movie from United States.

The Missing Link is categorised as Romance, Adventure, Comedy in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Missing Link features Akka the Chimp, Ruth Hiatt, Otto Fries, Tom McGuire.

The screenplay for The Missing Link was written by Charles Reisner, Darryl F. Zanuck.

If you enjoy The Missing Link, you might also like Striking Models (1920), Lunatics in Politics (1920), The River's End (1920), An Amateur Devil (1920).

Yes, The Missing Link (1927) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Romance and Adventure qualities.