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A Clever Dummy

A Clever Dummy

1917•19m•5.0/10
Comedy

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5.0/10(3)

An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.

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Production

Keystone Film Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

A Romantic Janitor

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

A Playful Property Man

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager

Juanita Hansen

Juanita Hansen

A Leading Lady

Claire Anderson

Claire Anderson

Tinker's Daughter - An Object of Affection

James Donnelly

Samuel Tinker - Her Inventive Father

James Delano

Clarence - His Interested Partner

Joseph Belmont

Joseph Belmont

Bald Husband in Audience

Robert Milliken

Master of Ceremonies

Marvel Rea

Marvel Rea

Minor Role

Eva Thatcher

Eva Thatcher

Wifein Audience

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