A Look Inside the Ivy and Bean Film Series
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.
Broke in China (1927)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:George Jeske, Harry McCoy, Jefferson Moffitt
In Theaters:4/23/1927
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Runtime:20 minutes
Studio:Mack Sennett Comedies
Cast
Edward F. Cline
Director
Ben Turpin
Donald Drake
Louise Carver
Maud - the Saloon Girl
Alice Belcher
Mollie - the Saloon Girl
Ruth Taylor
Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart
Andy Clyde
Ruth's Father
Kathrin Clare Ward
Ruth's Mother
Dan Maines
Donald's Sailor Buddy
William McCall
Proprietor of All Nations Café
Tiny Ward
Big Chinese Waiter
Dave Morris
Croupier
Roger Moore
Ruth's Sweetheart
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