Broke in China (1927)
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.
Director: Edward F. Cline
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Ben Turpin as Donald Drake |
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Louise Carver as Maud - the Saloon Girl |
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Alice Belcher as Mollie - the Saloon Girl |
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Ruth Taylor as Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart |
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Andy Clyde as Ruth's Father |
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Kathrin Clare Ward as Ruth's Mother |
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Dan Maines as Donald's Sailor Buddy |
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William McCall as Proprietor of All Nations Café |
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Tiny Ward as Big Chinese Waiter |
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Dave Morris as Croupier |
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Roger Moore as Ruth's Sweetheart |
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Bud Ross as Singer With Toupee |
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Irving Bacon as Military Officer |
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Ronald Tilley as Minister |
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George Gray as Photographer |
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Hubert Diltz as Man with Photographer |
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Thelma Hill as Minor Role |
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Jack Murphy as Smoker with Photographer |
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William Searby as Wedding Guest |
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Frankie Simonds as Double |
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George Spear as Double (uncredited) |
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Mary Maybery as Minor Role |
| Directing | Edward F. Cline | Director |
| Production | Mack Sennett | Producer |
| Writing | Jefferson Moffitt | Writer |
| Crew | Harry M. Fowler | Cinematography |
| Crew | David Weissman | Title Graphics |
| Directing | Glenn DeVol | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Harry McCoy | Writer |
| Crew | Earl Stafford | Special Effects |
| Crew | Blane Byal | Propmaker |
| Writing | George Jeske | Writer |
| Editing | William Hornbeck | Editor |
| Crew | Al Giebler | Title Graphics |
| Crew | Kenneth Goodycoontz | Propmaker |
