The Lady and the Lug

In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.

Cast

Elsa Maxwell

as Elsa Maxwell

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom

George Reeves

as Doug Abbott

Georgia Caine

as Mrs. Peyton

Romaine Callender

as Butler (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

as One-Punch McGurk (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Referee (uncredited)

Maybelle Palmer

as Elsa's Society Friend (uncredited)

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