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The Jailbird

0.00% | October 10, 1920 | Comedy, Drama

Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. Learning that a legacy awaits them in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they hatch a plan to fleece the townspeople by selling shares in a bogus oil well. Problems arise when Clancy falls in love with society editor Alice Whitney. Clancy is conflicted but then they do strike oil! Concluding that his destiny is to be an honest man, Clancy returns to jail to finish serving his term. Slipping into the crowd of visitors, he dons his prison clothes and resumes work as though nothing had happened.

Featured Crew

Julien Josephson
Screenplay
Lloyd Ingraham
Director
Harry Marker
Editor
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Cast

Douglas MacLean
Douglas MacLean
Shakespeare Clancy
Doris May
Doris May
Alice Whitney
Louis Morrison
Louis Morrison
'Skeeter' Burns (as Lew Morrison)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Elkemah Pardee

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