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You're Fired

It's his best in a long time
Jun 15, 1919 · 50m
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Comedy

PLOT

Railroad magnate Gordon Rogers agrees to allow his daughter, Helen, to marry wealthy idler Billy Deering, Jr., but only if the latter can hold the same job for one month. Billy is hired for an array of jobs, including office clerk and xylophone player, but always quits just before being fired. He then finds work in a restaurant where he is required to dress as a knight in armor and pose as a statue. On one occasion, Gordon, Helen, and Billy's romantic rival, Tom, enter the restaurant, and Billy is nearly fired when Helen recognizes him. Meanwhile, Gordon plans to merge one of his railroads with a company that is in a dispute with Tom's uncle, an unprincipled financier. Acting on the promise of a generous cash reward, Tom is determined to steal documents relating to the merger.

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CAST

Wallace Reid
Billy Deering
Wanda Hawley
Helen Rogers
Henry Woodward
Tom
Theodore Roberts
Gordon Rogers
Lillian Mason
Mrs. Oglethorpe
Herbert Prior
Horace Graham
Raymond Hatton
Orchestra Leader
William Lesta
Restaurant Proprietor
Directed by James Cruze

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Country
US

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