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The Ghost in the Garret

With a parrot that swore and a bulldog with itching teeth, she invaded a haunted house on the trail of burglars. Desperate cut-throats who bore off the pearls that she was accused of stealing!
Feb 1, 1921 · 50m
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Comedy

PLOT

Framed for stealing some pearls while staying at the country home of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Dennison, Delsie O'Dell is banished from their house. Delsie along with her bulldog, Violet, follows Oscar, the actual thief, to an old haunted house, which is the hideout for a gang of thieves. A series of humorous escapades follows as she first hides from the thieves, then pretends to be a ghost, terrorizing them. Eventually she retrieves the pearls, clears her name, and is safe once again in the arms of Bill, Dennison's secretary.

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CAST

Dorothy Gish
Delsie O'Dell
Downing Clarke
Gilbert Dennison
Mrs. David Landau
Dennison's wife
William Parke Jr.
Bill Clark
Ray Grey
Oscar White
Walter P. Lewis
Dennison's butler
Mary Foy
Dennison's cook
Frank Badgley
Det. O'Connor
Directed by F. Richard Jones

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
New Art Film Company
Country
US

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