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Putting One Over

Putting One Over

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Drama

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When a train crash kills Horace Barney, the heir to a fortune that his doctors and guardians were planning to extort the unscrupulous trio quickly substitute his double Jack Trevor who by chance was on the same locomotive but knocked unconscious. Once awakened, Jack realizes the duplicity but plays along to try and foil the plot and save the estate for Barney’s cousin Helen who is the true heir and with whom he has fallen in love.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

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Release Date

22 June 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Walsh

George Walsh

Horace Barney

Edith Stockton

Edith Stockton

Helen Townsend

Ralph J. Locke

Ralph J. Locke

Maurice Claypool

Frank Beamish

Frank Beamish

Thomas Farrel

Robert Lee Keeling

Robert Lee Keeling

Dr. John Wallace

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Giles

John T. Dillon

John T. Dillon

Dobbs

Elizabeth Garrison

Elizabeth Garrison

Mrs. Townsend

Marcia Harris

Marcia Harris

Mrs. Eleanor Davies

Henry Hallam

Henry Hallam

Johnny Thomkins

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