Just a Good Guy

A pawn shop employee must substitute for a robot in this short silent comedy.

Cast

Arthur Stone

as Wilmot McBeezle

Katherine Grant

as The Inventor's Daughter

Kewpie Morgan

as Landlord

Olive Borden

as Slippery Sue

Noah Young

as Policeman

Fay Wray

as Girl Entering Taxi

Glen Cavender

as Pawnshop Owner

Richard Daniels

as Prof. Alonzo Dodo

Babe London

as Overdressed Flirt

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