22 January 1917 Comedy 14 mins
Two blowhard amateur bowlers boast about their prowess only to be shown up for the Big Bluffs they are.
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Hughie Mack as A Bluff
Jimmy Aubrey as A Bluff
Alice Mann as The Daughter
John Costello as The Father
United States 22 January 1917
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