Chased from his apartment by a policeman, ne'er do-well Rastus Jones finds refuge in a Chinese laundry, where he wreaks slapstick havoc and has a memorable encounter with an improperly-filled opium pipe.
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Sam Robinson as Rastus Jones
C.N. David Director
United States 01 June 1918
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