Broke in China (1927)

04/23/1927 (US) • 20m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ben Turpin

Donald Drake

Louise Carver

Maud - the Saloon Girl

Alice Belcher

Mollie - the Saloon Girl

Ruth Taylor

Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart

Andy Clyde

Ruth's Father

Kathrin Clare Ward

Ruth's Mother

Dan Maines

Donald's Sailor Buddy

William McCall

Proprietor of All Nations Café

Tiny Ward

Big Chinese Waiter


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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

saloon

shanghai, china

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