23 November 1914 Comedy 10 mins
Sweedie, the cook at the Rich household, buys a donkey from the captain of the police, but forgets to pay for it. He raids the house in an effort to get his money, and as a result Sweedie is fired.
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Wallace Beery as Sweedie
Ben Turpin as Captain of the Police
Leo White as Manager at the fair
Betty Brown as Mrs. Rich
United States 23 November 1914
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