The Hansom Cabman

The Hansom Cabman

The Hansom Cabman

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The Hansom Cabman

1924

0h 20m

4.0(4 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Harry Doolittle wakes up on the day he's to marry Betty Bright. He has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room saying that he married her the night before, and just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. There's anger all around, leading to Harry's arrest. He's jailed while awaiting trial in front of Betty's father, a judge. She visits him in the clink. He escapes and disguises himself as a cabman. The police are looking for him, as are his fiancée and her mother. Will it get straightened out in time for wedding bells to ring?

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14 members

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Harry Langdon

Harry Doolittle

Harry Langdon

Acting

Marceline Day

Betty Brief

Marceline Day

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Charlotte Mineau

Mrs. Brief - Betty's Mother

Charlotte Mineau

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Andy Clyde

Judge B. Brief - Betty's Father / Insane Convict

Andy Clyde

Acting

Madeline Hurlock

Harry's New Wife - the Vamp

Madeline Hurlock

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Leo Sulky

The Scheming Butler

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Tiny Ward

Crap Shooting Inmate / Cop

Tiny Ward

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James Donnelly

Cab Passenger

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Charles Force

Prison Guard

Charles Force

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William Blaisdell

Cop

William Blaisdell

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Thelma Hill

Betty's Friend

Thelma Hill

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Yorke Sherwood

Inmate

Yorke Sherwood

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Eli Stanton

Inmate

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Elsie Tarron

Betty's Friend

Elsie Tarron

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