''Good-Bye, Bill'' is a

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1918 American

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directed by John Emerson and written by John Emerson and

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. The film stars Shirley Mason,

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, Joseph Allen Sr., Joseph Burke, Carl De Planta, and Henry S. Koser. The film was released on December 15, 1918, by

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Plot

Cast

* Shirley Mason as Elsie Dresser *

as Teddy Swift *Joseph Allen Sr. as Kaiser William the Nut *Joseph Burke as Herr Dresser *Carl De Planta as Prince Willie *Henry S. Koser as Herr Tonik *

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as Count Von Born Effry-Minutt

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* * 1918 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1918 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by John Emerson Lost American films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1918 lost films Lost comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub