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The Quack

The Quack

Genres

Drama

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James MacDonald, familiarly known as "Slim Jim," who prefers to make a livelihood by stealth rather than by honest endeavor, leaves his wife and young son one evening, and with the assistance of a "pal" succeeds in fleecing a stranger at "Three Card Monte" for a considerable sum.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

20 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 November 1914

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

James McDonald aka Slim Jim aka Dr. Reed

Velma Whitman

Velma Whitman

Mary McDonald - Jim's Wife

William Dennis

William Dennis

Three-Card Burke

George Routh

George Routh

'Doc' Jones

William Parsons

William Parsons

Detective Simpson

Charles Brandt

Charles Brandt

Harold - McDonald's Child

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