It's the Old Army Game (1926)
Druggist Elmer Prettywillie is sleeping. A woman rings the night bell only to buy a two-cent stamp. Then garbage collectors waken him. Next it's firemen on a false alarm. And then a real fire.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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W.C. Fields as Elmer Prettywillie |
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Louise Brooks as Mildred Marshall |
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Blanche Ring as Tessie Overholt |
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William Gaxton as George Parker |
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Mary Foy as Sarah Pancoast |
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Mickey Bennett as Mickey |
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Josephine Dunn as Society Bather |
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Jack Luden as Society Bather |
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Elise Cavanna as Near-sighted Woman |
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George Currie as Artist |
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John Merton as Fireman (uncredited) |
| Directing | A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Camera | Alvin Wyckoff | Director of Photography |
| Writing | J.P. McEvoy | Theatre Play |
| Writing | W.C. Fields | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Thomas J. Geraghty | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | J. Clarkson Miller | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Ralph Spence | Writer |
| Writing | William LeBaron | Adaptation |
| Production | William LeBaron | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Thomas J. Geraghty | Supervising Editor |