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Broke in China

6.7/10(3)
1927
20 min
No Trailer
Comedy

Overview

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.

Production

Mack Sennett Comedies

Cast & Characters

Ben Turpin as Donald Drake

Ben Turpin

Donald Drake

Louise Carver as Maud - the Saloon Girl

Louise Carver

Maud - the Saloon Girl

Alice Belcher as Mollie - the Saloon Girl

Alice Belcher

Mollie - the Saloon Girl

Ruth Taylor as Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart

Ruth Taylor

Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart

Andy Clyde as Ruth's Father

Andy Clyde

Ruth's Father

Kathrin Clare Ward as Ruth's Mother

Kathrin Clare Ward

Ruth's Mother

Dan Maines

Donald's Sailor Buddy

William McCall as Proprietor of All Nations Café

William McCall

Proprietor of All Nations Café

Tiny Ward as Big Chinese Waiter

Tiny Ward

Big Chinese Waiter

Dave Morris as Croupier

Dave Morris

Croupier

Roger Moore as Ruth's Sweetheart

Roger Moore

Ruth's Sweetheart

Bud Ross as Singer With Toupee

Bud Ross

Singer With Toupee

Directors & Crew

E

Edward F. Cline

Director

M

Mack Sennett

Producer

J

Jefferson Moffitt

Writer

H

Harry McCoy

Writer

G

George Jeske

Writer

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