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Behind the Counter

Behind the Counter

1928•21m•8.5/10
Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
8.5/10(2)

Eddie, a prim store salesman, gets locked in overnight and battles hoodlums.

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Production

Hollywood Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Eddie Baxter

Wally Howe

Wally Howe

S.D. Wilcox

Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Brown

John Steppling

John Steppling

Her Father

Nigel Barrie

Nigel Barrie

The Floorwalker

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

The Chauffeur

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