A Small Town Idol

A GIGANTIC ASSAULT on the STRONGHOLDS of GLOOM

A Small Town Idol — Plot

Sam, a young man in a small town, is accused of being a thief. Unable to prove his innocence--and not knowing that he's being framed by a local villain to keep him away from pretty young Mary, the town beauty whom the villain wants for himself--he leaves town and goes to Hollywood to become an actor. He eventually returns home to town as a star, but once again finds himself the victim of the town villain, who this time abducts sweet young Mary. Sam must use all his acting skills to track down the villain and save Mary.

• Release date
• February 13, 1921
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Mack Sennett

A Small Town Idol — Cast

Ben Turpin Sam Smith James Finlayson J. Wellington Jones Phyllis Haver Mary Brown Bert Roach Martin Brown Charles Murray Sheriff Wilbur Sparks Marie Prevost Marcelle Mansfield Billy Bevan Director Ramon Novarro Dancer (uncredited)