''The Saleslady'' is a 1916 American

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directed by Frederick A. Thomson and written by Willard Mack. The film stars Hazel Dawn,

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, Dorothy Rogers, Clarence Handyside and Arthur Morrison. The film was released on March 23, 1916, by

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Plot

Cast

* Hazel Dawn as Helen *

as Bruce *Dorothy Rogers as Lizzie *Clarence Handyside as Bruce's Father *Arthur Morrison as Officer Burke

References

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* 1916 films 1910s English-language films Silent American drama films 1916 drama films Paramount Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Frederick A. Thomson 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub