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  • Playing the Swell (1926)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
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Playing the Swell (1926)
Short | Comedy, Short
Forlorn and broke, Wanda figures out a way to get some money. She puts black glasses on a sleeping bum in the park, punches a hole in the bottom of the derby he holds in his hand and then hides under the bench and catches the coins dropped...See moreForlorn and broke, Wanda figures out a way to get some money. She puts black glasses on a sleeping bum in the park, punches a hole in the bottom of the derby he holds in his hand and then hides under the bench and catches the coins dropped by passers-by who pity the "blind man." She is accosted by a handsome youth upon whom she tries to make an impression. She fills him with oil about her wealth and importance and then says good-by when they come to a car on the curb which she tells him is her roadster. He insists upon letting her drive him home and then gives her his card which is the same name as the owner's license - Mortimer. He forgives her for stealing his car and invites her to a party. She goes home and rigs up a weird evening gown by putting together all the lace curtains in the rooming house. At the party she is the laughing stock. She loses piece after piece of the makeshift costume and finally runs out in despair, covering herself with a tapestry pulled from the door in flight. Mortimer follows. They both get wrapped in the tapestry and in each others arms. Written by Universal Weekly, October 2, 1926 See less
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Director
Francis Corby
Writer
Ted Ross (story)
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Updated May 19, 1926
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May 19, 1926 (United States)

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