Caught Short

Synopsis

Landladies Polly Smith and Marie Jones, who operate boardinghouses on the same side of the street, are afflicted with numerous petty envies and jealousies but nevertheless are the best of friends. Polly invests in the stock market and begins to reap rewards, but she is unable to persuade Marie to use her life's savings to buy shares of American Cheese or Brazilian Bananas. Meanwhile, Marie's daughter, Genevieve, and Polly's son, William, just back from college, fall in love; but an argument between the ladies breaks up the romance; and smarting under Polly's patronizing manner, Marie plunges into the market herself and with the winnings is able to stage a society splurge at a fashionable resort.

Main Cast

Marie Dressler

Marie Jones

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Polly Moran

Polly Smith

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Anita Page

Genevieve Jones

Age : 98 | Popularity : 17%

Charles Morton

William Smith

Age : 59 | Popularity : 22%

Thomas Conlin

Frankie

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Douglas Haig

Johnny

Age : 90 | Popularity : 4%

Nanci Price

Priscilla

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Greta Mann

Sophy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Charles Reisner
Writing	Book	Eddie Cantor
	Dialogue	Robert E. Hopkins Willard Mack
	Writer	Joseph H. Johnson
	Story	Willard Mack
Department	Role	Name

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