31 January 1916 Comedy 16 mins
Husbandless Jane has her eye set on Willie but he is too bashful to take the initiative. To make him jealous, she creates a scarecrowl who happens to resemble the notorious bank robber Banker Bill. The constable, sure she is harboring the fugitive, is out to make an arrest.
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Edith Storey as Jane
Donald MacBride as Willie
Billy Bletcher as Louie
Edward Elkas as Constable
United States 31 January 1916
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