The read
It runs a compact 50m.
Synopsis
Judge Granger, a candidate for mayor, attempts to persuade Mary Allen Sayre to marry him. She meets his double, a young traveling salesman named Jimmy Gallop, mistaking him for the judge. Granger’s opponents bribe Jimmy to impersonate the judge in public while they kidnap the magistrate almost wrecking his chances of election and nearly getting Gallop murdered. Jimmy saves himself, helps in the judge's campaign, and finds that Mary is in love with him. The judge realizes he is in love with his devoted secretary.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Rowland V. LeeDirector
- Paul SchofieldWriter
Cast
- William RussellJudge J. Woodworth Granger
- Renée AdoréeMary Allen Sayre
- DeWitt JenningsMurray McGuire
- Charles K. FrenchMr. Sayre
- Aileen ManningMrs. Molly Crutcher
- Harvey ClarkWilliam Haskins
- Elizabeth GarrisonMrs. Sayre
Themes
silent film