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Broke in China

Broke in China

Comedy
April 23, 1927 (99 years ago)
20m
6.7/10

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

Donald Drake

Age 57 (died at 70)

Louise Carver
Louise Carver

Louise Carver

Maud - the Saloon Girl

Age 57 (died at 87)

Alice Belcher
Alice Belcher

Alice Belcher

Mollie - the Saloon Girl

Age 47 (died at 59)

Ruth Taylor
Ruth Taylor

Ruth Taylor

Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart

Age 22 (died at 79)

Andy Clyde
Andy Clyde

Andy Clyde

Ruth's Father

Age 35 (died at 75)

Kathrin Clare Ward
Kathrin Clare Ward

Kathrin Clare Ward

Ruth's Mother

Age 56 (died at 67)

Dan Maines
DM

Dan Maines

Donald's Sailor Buddy

Age 59 (died at 66)

William McCall
William McCall

William McCall

Proprietor of All Nations Café

Age 56 (died at 67)

Tiny Ward
Tiny Ward

Tiny Ward

Big Chinese Waiter

Age 34 (died at 63)

Dave Morris
Dave Morris

Dave Morris

Croupier

Age 42 (died at 71)

Roger Moore
Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Ruth's Sweetheart

Age 26 (died at 98)

Bud Ross
Bud Ross

Bud Ross

Singer With Toupee

Age 58 (died at 63)

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Military Officer

Age 33 (died at 71)

George Gray
GG

George Gray

Photographer

Age 32 (died at 72)

Hubert Diltz
HD

Hubert Diltz

Man with Photographer