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While the Pot Boils (1923)
Western

While the Pot Boils (1923)

Western

While waiting for their Mulligan stew to boil, four hoboes tell their stories of why they "hit the road". The Stories - (No. 1) Hendricks is a station master in the wilderness. His wife, obsessed by the desolation, deserts him, taking with...See moreWhile waiting for their Mulligan stew to boil, four hoboes tell their stories of why they "hit the road". The Stories - (No. 1) Hendricks is a station master in the wilderness. His wife, obsessed by the desolation, deserts him, taking with her gold entrusted to him for shipment. After a term in prison, he "hits the road," a despondent outcast. (No. 2) Barker has charge of fish hatcheries in Oregon. His wife, responding to the lure of the city, deserts him. His defection follows. (No. 3) Old Ben lives in a house by the sea. When his only son is drowned he abandons the sea for the road. (No. 4) Bascom has charge of a timber mill. After a stranger has killed his pet dog he wreaks vengeance by stringing the offender up by the heels. Outlawed for this offense he takes to the road. Written by Motion Picture News, April 14, 1923 See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
John M. La Mond Actor Actor See fewer	The Old Oaken Bucket (1921)
Mayo Methot Amy Amy See fewer	Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Walter Gilbert Uncle Joe Uncle Joe See fewer	Pearl of Love (1925)
Gernie Hays Bascom Bascom See fewer	While the Pot Boils (1923)
Selmer Jackson Barker Barker See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Irving Kennedy Old Ben Old Ben See fewer	Jenkins and the Mutt (1923)
Howard Webster Hendricks Hendricks See fewer	Lure of the Yukon (1924)