The Jailbird (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."
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Douglas MacLean
Shakespeare Clancy
Doris May
Alice Whitney
Louis Morrison
'Skeeter' Burns (as Lew Morrison)
William Courtright
Noah Gibbs
Otto Hoffman
Elkemah Pardee
Monte Collins Sr.
Asa Grider (as Monty Collins)
Bert Woodruff
Grandpa Binney
Joseph Hazelton
Alva Finch (as Joe Hazelton)
Wilbur Higby
Joel Harvey
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Edith Murgatroyd
Mrs. Whitney (as Edith Yorke)
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