Broke in China

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.

• Release date
• April 23, 1927
• Runtime
• 20 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Edward F. Cline

Cast

Ben Turpin Donald Drake Louise Carver Maud - the Saloon Girl Alice Belcher Mollie - the Saloon Girl Ruth Taylor Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart Andy Clyde Ruth's Father Kathrin Clare Ward Ruth's Mother

D

Dan Maines Donald's Sailor Buddy William McCall Proprietor of All Nations Café