Synopsis & Context
An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- A Clever Dummy
- Release
- July 15, 1917
- Screen Time
- 19min
- Rating
- NR
- Direction
- Herman C. Raymaker
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Released
Personas & Cast
Ben Turpin
A Romantic Janitor
Chester Conklin
A Playful Property Man
Wallace Beery
Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
Juanita Hansen
A Leading Lady
Claire Anderson
Tinker's Daughter - An Object of Affection
James Donnelly
Samuel Tinker - Her Inventive Father
James Delano
Clarence - His Interested Partner
Joseph Belmont
Bald Husband in Audience
Robert Milliken
Master of Ceremonies
Marvel Rea
Minor Role
Eva Thatcher
Wifein Audience
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