Comedy · United States of America · 1927 · 21m

The Jolly Jilter

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Director
Edward F. Cline
Cast
Ben Turpin as Vigil Vancourt Madeline Hurlock as Myrtle Murdock Sunshine Hart as Mrs. Murdock Alma Bennett as Alma Irving Bacon as Tall Servant Ruth Taylor as Alma's Maid
Crew
Grover Jones — Writer Randall Faye — Writer Earle Rodney — Writer Mack Sennett — Writer Paul Whitman — Writer Harry McCoy — Writer
Synopsis

Ben Turpin, a self-proclaimed "lady killer" finds himself in a difficult romantic predicament. Currently engaged to a woman described as a "gold-digger" (played by Madeleine Hurlock), Ben decides he must first end his relationship with his former lover, a showgirl and theater dancer named Alma Bennett.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Edward F. Cline Director Grover Jones Writer Randall Faye Writer Earle Rodney Writer Mack Sennett Writer Paul Whitman Writer Harry McCoy Writer Clarence Hennecke Writer Arthur Ripley Writer
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