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Broke in China

Apr 23, 1927 · 20m
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Comedy

PLOT

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

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CAST

Ben Turpin
Donald Drake
Louise Carver
Maud - the Saloon Girl
Alice Belcher
Mollie - the Saloon Girl
Ruth Taylor
Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart
Andy Clyde
Ruth's Father
Kathrin Clare Ward
Ruth's Mother
Dan Maines
Donald's Sailor Buddy
William McCall
Proprietor of All Nations Café
Directed by Edward F. Cline

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Mack Sennett Comedies
Country
US

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