Merton of the MoviesHarry Leon Wilson
Merton of the Movies
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Original author: Harry Leon Wilson
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"Merton of the Movies" by Harry Leon Wilson is a comic novel published in 1922. Small-town dreamer Merton Gill abandons his simple life to pursue stardom in Hollywood's silent film industry. Armed with a correspondence course in acting, he arrives in the glamorous world of cinema only to find his idols less perfect than imagined. With help from stuntwoman Flips Montague, Merton finally gets his chance—but his earnest, dramatic performances produce hilariously unexpected results that transform his career in ways he never anticipated.
Merton of the Movies, by Harry Leon Wilson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3472.
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20 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I: Dirty Work at the Border3,376 words
- 2.Chapter II: That Night--The Apartments of Clifford Armytage6,249 words
- 3.Chapter III: Western Stuff8,611 words
- 4.Chapter IV: The Watcher at the Gate5,255 words
- 5.Chapter V: A Breach in the City Walls7,007 words
- 6.Chapter VI: Under the Glass Tops9,646 words
- 7.Chapter VII: “nothing To-Day, Dear!”7,129 words
- 8.Chapter VIII: Clifford Armytage, the Outlaw3,761 words
- 9.Chapter IX: More Ways Than One4,127 words
- 10.Chapter X: Of Shattered Illusions4,236 words
- 11.Chapter XI: The Montague Girl Intervenes8,011 words
- 12.Chapter XII: Alias Harold Parmalee6,190 words
- 13.Chapter XIII: Genius Comes Into Its Own4,617 words
- 14.Chapter XIV: Out There Where Men Are Men6,020 words
- 15.Chapter XV: A New Trail5,586 words
- 16.Chapter XVI: Of Sarah Nevada Montague4,879 words
- 17.Chapter XVII: Miss Montague Uses Her Own Face5,880 words
- 18.Chapter XVIII: “five Reels-500 Laughs”4,954 words
- 19.Chapter XIX: The Tragic Comedian4,049 words
- 20.Chapter XX: Onward and Upward2,732 words