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Alias Jimmie Barton
Also known as [Alias Jimmy Barton]
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: José Ruben [Jimmie Barton], Gretchen Hartman [Claire Bennett], Jack Mulhall [Chester Randolph], Jack Drumier [Mr. Randolph, Chester’s father], Viola Smith (Vola Vale) [Madge Saunders, the manufacturer’s daughter], Charles Perley [Mr. Bennett, Gretchen’s father]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 28 March 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Disowned by his wealthy father, Chester Randolph once more becomes intoxicated and loses his coat and hat. They are found by Jimmie Barton, country lad, unsuccessfully seeking work in the city. Randolph and Barton switch identities and obtain work in a factory. The pseudo Jimmie Barton rescues the manufacturer’s daughter from fire and eventually marries her. This news travels back to the village, where Madge Saunders, secretly married to the real Jimmie, is waiting for him to make good. Many complications occur before the tangle of identities is unraveled.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
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