The Chicken in the Case
The Chicken in the Case is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Vivia Ogden and Teddy Sampson.[1]
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| Directed by | Victor Heerman |
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| Produced by | Lewis J. Selznick |
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| Distributed by | Selznick Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[2] Steve Perkins decides to borrow Winnie, the newly acquired wife of his room mate Fercival, in order to meet his Aunt Sarah's wishes and get his inheritance sooner. The aunt is so impressed with Winifred that she leaves the money in the name of the framed-up wife. Aunty, however, runs into Winifred and her real husband Percy together and it looks suspicious to her. Of course, after that she stumbles across all kinds of suspicious circumstantial evidence and, after many kinds of humorous complications during which Steve really gets married to someone else, the whole plot is unraveled, Steve confesses to the hoax, and it all comes out right.
Cast
- Owen Moore as Steve Perkins
- Vivia Ogden as Aunt Sarah
- Teddy Sampson as Winnie Jones
- Edgar Nelson as Percival Jones
- Katherine Perry as Ruth Whitman
- Linus Aaberg as Maj. Whitman
References
- Munden p. 123
- "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Chicken in the Case". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 31. April 19, 1924. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
