Broke in China

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

5.5

20 min

Cast

Ben Turpin

as Donald Drake

Louise Carver

as Maud - the Saloon Girl

Alice Belcher

as Mollie - the Saloon Girl

Ruth Taylor

as Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart

Andy Clyde

as Ruth's Father

Kathrin Clare Ward

as Ruth's Mother

Dan Maines

as Donald's Sailor Buddy

William McCall

as Proprietor of All Nations Café

Tiny Ward

as Big Chinese Waiter

Dave Morris

as Croupier

Roger Moore

as Ruth's Sweetheart

Bud Ross

as Singer With Toupee

Irving Bacon

as Military Officer

Ronald Tilley

as Minister

George Gray

as Photographer

Hubert Diltz

as Man with Photographer

Thelma Hill

as Minor Role

Jack Murphy

as Smoker with Photographer

William Searby

as Wedding Guest

Frankie Simonds

as Double

George Spear

as Double (uncredited)

Mary Maybery

as Minor Role

Director

Edward F. Cline