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📅 1920 ⏱️ 50 min
🎭 Comedy, Drama

Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. Learning that a legacy awaits them in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they hatch a plan to fleece the townspeople by selling shares in a bogus oil well. Problems arise when Clancy falls in love with society editor Alice Whitney. Clancy is conflicted but then they do strike oil! Concluding that his destiny is to be an honest man, Clancy returns to jail to finish serving his term. Slipping into the crowd of visitors, he dons his prison clothes and resumes work as though nothing had happened.

Detailed Plot Summary

Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. Learning that a legacy awaits them in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they hatch a plan to fleece the townspeople by selling shares in a bogus oil well. Problems arise when Clancy falls in love with society editor Alice Whitney. Clancy is conflicted but then they do strike oil! Concluding that his destiny is to be an honest man, Clancy returns to jail to finish serving his term. Slipping into the crowd of visitors, he dons his prison clothes and resumes work as though nothing had happened.

Story Analysis

This 50-minute Comedy/Drama takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Lloyd Ingraham

Main Cast

Douglas MacLean
Douglas MacLean as Shakespeare Clancy
Doris May
Doris May as Alice Whitney
Louis Morrison
Louis Morrison as 'Skeeter' Burns (as Lew Morrison)
William Courtright
William Courtright as Noah Gibbs
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman as Elkemah Pardee
Monte Collins Sr.
Monte Collins Sr. as Asa Grider (as Monty Collins)
Bert Woodruff
Bert Woodruff as Grandpa Binney
Joseph Hazelton
Joseph Hazelton as Alva Finch (as Joe Hazelton)
Wilbur Higby
Wilbur Higby as Joel Harvey
Edith Murgatroyd as Mrs. Whitney (as Edith Yorke)

Writers

Julien Josephson

Production Information

Release Date: October 10, 1920
Runtime: 50 minutes
Original Language: EN
Production Companies: Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Filming Locations: United States of America

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