Broke in China (S)
1927 · Movie · 21 min. · United States
Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.
Direction Edward F. Cline
Cast Ben Turpin · Louise Carver · Alice Belcher · Ruth Taylor · Andy Clyde · Kathrin Clare Ward · Dan Maines · William McCall · Tiny Ward · Dave Morris · Roger Moore · Bud Ross · Irving Bacon · Ronald Tilley · George Gray
Screenplay Al Giebler · George Jeske · Harry McCoy · Jefferson Moffitt · David Weissman
Cinematography Harry M. Fowler
Original title Broke in China (S)
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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