Broke in China
5.5
20 minutes
4/23/1927
Overview
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.
Cast List
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