The Jailbird Trailer

The Jailbird Trailer (1920)

"$5,00 Reward! For the capture of S. Clancy, alias Kid Dugan, recently escaped from Sing Sing prison. All dressed in stripes of thrills and laughter." 10 October 1920 Drama, Comedy 50 mins

Shakespeare Clancy is a jailbird who walks out with a crowd of visitors about the time "Skeeter" Burns, the prison printer, is discharged. Learning that a legacy awaits them in Dodson, the pair depart for the small Western town. Discovering that the bequest consists of a failing county newspaper and a plot of barren land, they hatch a plan to fleece the townspeople by selling shares in a bogus oil well. Problems arise when Clancy falls in love with society editor Alice Whitney. Clancy is conflicted but then they do strike oil! Concluding that his destiny is to be an honest man, Clancy returns to jail to finish serving his term. Slipping into the crowd of visitors, he dons his prison clothes and resumes work as though nothing had happened.

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Cast

Douglas MacLean

as Shakespeare Clancy

Doris May

as Alice Whitney

Louis Morrison

as 'Skeeter' Burns (as Lew Morrison)

William Courtright

as Noah Gibbs

Otto Hoffman

as Elkemah Pardee

Monte Collins Sr.

as Asa Grider (as Monty Collins)

Bert Woodruff

as Grandpa Binney

Joseph Hazelton

as Alva Finch (as Joe Hazelton)

Wilbur Higby

as Joel Harvey

Edith Murgatroyd

as Mrs. Whitney (as Edith Yorke)

Crew

Bert Cann

Bert Cann Director of Photography

International Releases Dates

United States 10 October 1920

Production Companies

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