
Synopsis
A penniless tramp enters a nightclub and leaves a trail of unpaid bills and unwanted performances. Obliged to work off his debt, he struggles through service, dancing and a boxing bout.
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- Original language
- No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
- This copy runs
- 22:14
- Subtitles
- No subtitle track in this language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.
Wikimedia Commons · Charley Chase · Public domain
Cast

Behind the scenes
Billy West performs in the Chaplin-inspired tramp character that made his reputation. Oliver Hardy plays the waiter, while Charles Parrott, later known as Charley Chase, directs.
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- Billy West — King-Bee Comedies; Exhibitors Herald (Jun. - Dec. 1917) on the Internet Archive · Public domain
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