21 February 1909 Drama, Comedy, Romance 7 mins
A haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist. On discovering the cartoonist is a pretty woman, he falls instantly in love and wastes no time in trying to woo her.
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Mack Sennett as Boss Tim Crogan
Marion Leonard as Peters - the Cartoonist
Herbert Prior as Crogan's Friend
Linda Arvidson as Woman - Third Couple
George Gebhardt as Newspaper Employee
D.W. Griffith as Man - First Couple
Anita Hendrie as Woman - Fourth Couple
David Miles as Newspaper Employee / Man - Fourth Couple
Barry O'Moore as Newspaper Employee
Dorothy West as Woman - First Couple
D.W. Griffith Writer
D.W. Griffith Director
Arthur Marvin Cinematography
Billy Bitzer Cinematography
United States 21 February 1909
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