Broke in China (1927)

Comedy

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.

Updated May 28 2020

Releases:

US -

1927-04-23

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Keywords:

saloon shanghai

FACTS

Runtime: 20 mins Rating: 5.0

Cast

Irving Bacon

Military Officer

Ben Turpin

Donald Drake

Tiny Ward

Big Chinese Waiter

William McCall

Proprietor of All Nations Café

Andy Clyde

Ruth's Father

Dave Morris

Croupier

Louise Carver

Maud - the Saloon Girl

Thelma Hill

Minor Role