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Dodging a Million
Dodging a Million

Dodging a Million

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Comedy

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Mabel plays Arabella Flynn, a shop girl who mistakenly thinks she is an heiress. She gets in a jam on a spending spree only to discover that she actually is an heiress and can marry the heir of a corset manufacturer.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

27 January 1918

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Arabella Flynn

Tom Moore

Tom Moore

Jack Forsythe

J. Herbert Frank

J. Herbert Frank

Signor Rodrigues

Shirley Aubert

Shirley Aubert

Forelady

Rita Dane

Rita Dane

Luella

Norah Sprague

Norah Sprague

Luella's Friend

Bruce Biddle

Bruce Biddle

Lawyer's Clerk

Armand Cortes

Armand Cortes

Raquin

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