Iphoto will not play H.264 video: error message "The operation couldn't be completed. (OSStatus error -101.)" Any suggestions to fix?

Hi, I am on iphoto 11 version 9.2, Mac OS 10.7.5 using a macbook Pro 2.8Ghz Intel.  All of a sudden I cannot play video (H.264) on iphoto.  I get the message "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -101.)".  I rebuilt the iphoto database and videos played once, since then, they will not play and I continue to get the error message, even if I rebuild the database. 
Any thoughts or helpful suggestions from anyone gratefully received.

Hi Terence,
Thank you for your help.
My saved iphoto library is in iphoto 09 and I have now iphoto 11 in my iMac as I upgraded from OS X Lion Mountain to OS X Mavericks.
Thanks
Charles

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