Cowardly Elmer Finch is browbeaten by his wife, daughter, fat son and the family dog. After hypnosis he is domineering. He enters a contract with a fifteen-thousand dollar payoff, so his courage can last beyond the hypnosis.
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W.C. Fields as Elmer Finch
Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Elmer Finch
Mary Brian as Elizabeth Finch
Claude Buchanan as Dave Harvey
Frederick Burton as D.W. Harvey
Barnett Raskin as Junior
Edward Roseman as Arvo - the Hypnotist
J. Moy Bennett as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
John Merton as Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Evans as Amos Barker
Gregory La Cava Director
Gregory La Cava Story
Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Ralph E. Black Editor
Gregory La Cava Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
William LeBaron Associate Producer
United States 10 June 1927
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17 November 1927
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13 February 1927
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22 May 1927
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27 August 1927
Douglas MacLean stars as The Young Thief, who falls in love with The Girl, played by Sue Carol. Alas, the Girl has been sold into the harem of The Wazir (Albert Prisco), forcing the Thief to sneak into the palace to rescue her.
13 July 1927
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01 October 1927
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15 January 1927
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