09 September 1918 Comedy 50 mins
Jerry Martin quits his dull job as a bank clerk and falls in with a band of hobos. He takes on the guise of Bachelor, the "king of the market," and finds himself pursued by dangerous men who are after the real Bachelor. *Only fragments are known to exist. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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Douglas Fairbanks as Jerry Martin
Marjorie Daw as Billie Bartlett
Herbert Standing as Mike
Frank Campeau as John Bartlett
Bull Montana as Baron Bean
Albert MacQuarrie as Batchelor
Kathleen Kirkham as Louise
Jay Dwiggins as General
Allan Dwan Director
Emil Nyitray Theatre Play
Frances Marion Writer
Charles Sherman Novel
Byron Ongley Theatre Play
Douglas Fairbanks Producer
Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Hugh McClung Director of Photography
United States 09 September 1918
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