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A Clever Dummy (1917)

NR19 minComedy

5 / 10

3 votes

Budget: NARevenue: NA

An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.

Directed by Herman C. Raymaker

Written by Mack Sennett

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