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The Broadway Sport
When A Rube Turns Villian And strikes out to break the speed records in the White Lights, there's no telling what will happen. Many of the hair-raising possibilities are seen.
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Hezekiah Dill is a meek clerk in a store in a small town. One day a pair of criminals robs the store safe, but Hezekiah manages to lock them in the safe, and begins to pick up their intended loot. He suddenly realizes that all this money would enable him to become the "Broadway Sport" he's always wanted to be, so he goes for it. Complications ensue.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
50 min
Release Date
1917-06-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Stuart Holmes
Hezekiah Dill
Wanda Hawley
Sadie Sweet
Dan Mason
Hector Sweet
Mabel Rutter
Violet Gaffney
William B. Green
John D. Boulder
Mario Majeroni
The Hypnotist
Jay Wilson
Plainclothes Policeman
J. Sullivan
His Counselor
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