The Ladder Jinx (1922)
60 min
Peter Stalton, retiring as a bank cashier, is anxious that his nephew Richard Twing should succeed him. The directors, however, appoint Arthur Barnes, engaged to Helen Wilbur, the president's daughter. Being highly superstitious, Helen makes Arthur promise to cross back under a ladder under which he has walked earlier in the day. In doing so, he is accused of robbing a house and is pursued by the police. Passing the bank in which he works, he sees two robbers making a getaway just as the president and Helen arrive. Arthur pursues the bandits in their car, accompanied by Helen. They are arrested and accused of robbing Stalton's house and the bank, but Arthur is cleared by Sam, the Negro janitor, who exposes Richard Twing as the culprit. Arthur is freed and is happily reunited with his fiancée.
- Date de sortie
- 20 août 1922
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Edward Everett Horton dans le rôle de Arthur Barnes
- Margaret Landis dans le rôle de Helen Wilbur
- Wilbur Higby dans le rôle de James Wilbur
- Tully Marshall dans le rôle de Peter Stalton
- Otis Harlan dans le rôle de Thams Gridley
- Colin Kenny dans le rôle de Richard Twing
- Tom McGuire dans le rôle de Judge Brown
- Will Walling dans le rôle de Officer Murphy
- Tom Murray dans le rôle de Detective Smith
- Ernest Shields dans le rôle de Cheyenne Harry
Équipe technique
- Jess Robbins · Réalisateur
- Edgar Franklin · Scénariste
- David Kirkland · Scénariste
- Irving G. Ries · Directeur de la photographie