A Hoax

A Hoax

1936 · 75 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

Absurd mistakes arise when the passengers of a burnt down sanitarium are quartered at a hotel. -Humble-tumultuous comedy with situation joke and proven comedians.

Directed by E.W. Emo

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