Merton of the Movies
Author(s): Harry Leon Wilson
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Narrators: Margaret Espaillat
Number of Chapters: 21
Length: 12 hours and 15 minutes
Language: English
Merton of the Movies is a comedy that centers around Merton Gill, an aspiring dramatic artist from Simsbury, Illinois who makes his way to Hollywood to become a serious actor. How could Merton fail in attaining his dreams after finishing a correspondence course from the General Film Production Company of Stebbinsville, Arkansas, certifying him to be a competent screen actor?
Harry Leon Wilson, the author, was a very popular humor writer in the first decades of the 20th century. This book was made into film several times, the last in 1947 starring Red Skelton. (Summary written by Margaret.)
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The audiobook Merton of the Movies falls under the genres of Humorous Fiction. It is written by Harry Leon Wilson.