The Hansom Cabman (1924)

10/12/1924 (US) • 20m

Comedy

Overview

Harry Doolittle wakes up on the day he's to marry Betty Bright. He has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room saying that he married her the night before, and just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. There's anger all around, leading to Harry's arrest. He's jailed while awaiting trial in front of Betty's father, a judge. She visits him in the clink. He escapes and disguises himself as a cabman. The police are looking for him, as are his fiancée and her mother. Will it get straightened out in time for wedding bells to ring?

Top Billed Cast

Harry Langdon

Harry Doolittle

Marceline Day

Betty Brief

Charlotte Mineau

Mrs. Brief - Betty's Mother

Andy Clyde

Judge B. Brief - Betty's Father / Insane Convict

Madeline Hurlock

Harry's New Wife - the Vamp

Leo Sulky

The Scheming Butler

Tiny Ward

Crap Shooting Inmate / Cop

James Donnelly

Cab Passenger

Charles Force

Prison Guard


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Status

Released

Original Language

No Language

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

mother

wife

marriage

slapstick comedy

jail

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