The read
It runs a compact 13m.
Synopsis
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
108 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry LehrmanDirector
- Reed HeustisScreenplay
Cast
- Charlie ChaplinThe Swindler (uncredited)
- Henry LehrmanNewspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited)
- Virginia KirtleyFiancée (uncredited)
- Alice DavenportFiancée's Mother (uncredited)
- Billy GilbertJealous Husband (uncredited)
- Emma CliftonJealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
- Charles InsleeNewspaper Editor (uncredited)
- Beverly GriffithSeated Man with Editor (uncredited)
- Grover LigonBald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
- Edward NolanCop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
- Tammany YoungOnlooker (uncredited)
- Edgar KennedyWreck Bystander (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
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