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  • The Clean-Up (1917)
  • 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
The Clean-Up (1917)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

Stuart Adams, the advance-agent for a traveling burlesque troupe, arrives in Weston, Illinois, his hometown, to publicize the coming show, "The Girl and the Garter". The Purity League, led by banker James Richards, the father of Stuart's ...See moreStuart Adams, the advance-agent for a traveling burlesque troupe, arrives in Weston, Illinois, his hometown, to publicize the coming show, "The Girl and the Garter". The Purity League, led by banker James Richards, the father of Stuart's sweetheart Hazel, attempts to stop it from opening. After kissing Hazel in public - thus outraging the League members - Stuart builds curiosity about the show by having the newspaper print Richards' admission that he viewed it in New York "to see how shocking it was". He also attaches a banner which advertises the show to Hazel's roadster during a Purity League parade. After Stuart challenges Richards to a debate, Stuart helps detective Vera Vincent, whom he met on the train, capture two crooks trying to rob Richards' bank. During the debate, Stuart, knowing that the show has been canceled, offers to end the bickering by withdrawing the show. Richards then insists that Stuart, who plans to meet Hazel at the train station to elope, come to dinner. Fortunately for Stuart, Hazel had been locked in her room by her aunt, and is still at the house. See less
Writer
Waldemar Young (story and scenario)
Cinematographer
Friend Baker (as Friend F. Baker)
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Updated Aug 6, 1917

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Aug 6, 1917 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Franklyn Farnum
Stuart Adams Stuart Adams   See fewer
Agnes Vernon
Hazel Richards (as Agnes 'Brownie' Vernon) Hazel Richards (as Agnes 'Brownie' Vernon)   See fewer
Mark Fenton
James Richards James Richards   See fewer
Mae Talbot
Mrs. Richards (as Mary Talbot) Mrs. Richards (as Mary Talbot)   See fewer
Martha Mattox
Miss Richards Miss Richards   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Vera Vincent Vera Vincent   See fewer
Clyde Benson
Joe Byers Joe Byers   See fewer
Albert MacQuarrie
Ed Linder Ed Linder   See fewer
William Human
Wilbur McBean Wilbur McBean   See fewer
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