''Poor Schmaltz'' is a

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1915 American

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directed by Hugh Ford and written by Mark Swan. The film stars

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, Dick Bernard, Ruby Hoffman and Leonore Thompson. The film was released on August 23, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Cast

as Herman Schmaltz *

as Mr. Hocheimer *

as Jack *Dick Bernard as Count Hugo Victor von Mimmeldorf *

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as Anne, Queen of the Reds *Leonore Thompson as Louise Hocheimer

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* 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Hugh Ford American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1915 lost films Lost comedy films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub