Dirty Work in a Laundry

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Dirty Work in a Laundry

1915

0h 18m

5.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.

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6 members

Acting

Ford Sterling

The Desperate Scoundrel

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Minta Durfee

The Laundry Owner's Daughter

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Harry Bernard

The Laundry Owner

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Harry McCoy

The Laundry Truck Driver

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Alice Davenport

The Landlady

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Josef Swickard

The Police Chief

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