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.
- Data de estreia
- 20 de agosto de 1922
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Edward Everett Horton como Arthur Barnes
- Margaret Landis como Helen Wilbur
- Wilbur Higby como James Wilbur
- Tully Marshall como Peter Stalton
- Otis Harlan como Thams Gridley
- Colin Kenny como Richard Twing
- Tom McGuire como Judge Brown
- Will Walling como Officer Murphy
- Tom Murray como Detective Smith
- Ernest Shields como Cheyenne Harry
Equipe
- Jess Robbins · Diretor(a)
- Edgar Franklin · Roteirista
- David Kirkland · Roteirista
- Irving G. Ries · Diretor(a) de fotografia