Broke in China

1927

20m

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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.

Writers

Harry McCoy(writer by)
George Jeske(writer by)
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Ben Turpin
Donald Drake
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Louise Carver
Maud - the Saloon Girl
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Alice Belcher
Mollie - the Saloon Girl
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Ruth Taylor
Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart
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Andy Clyde
Ruth's Father
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Kathrin Clare Ward
Ruth's Mother
Dan Maines
Donald's Sailor Buddy
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William McCall
Proprietor of All Nations Café
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Tiny Ward
Big Chinese Waiter
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Dave Morris
Croupier
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Roger Moore
Ruth's Sweetheart
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Bud Ross
Singer With Toupee
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Irving Bacon
Military Officer
George Gray
Photographer
Hubert Diltz
Man with Photographer
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Thelma Hill
Minor Role
Mary Mayberry
Minor Role

Writers

Harry McCoy(writer by)
George Jeske(writer by)

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Release date

April 23, 1927 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Production company

Mack Sennett Comedies

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