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Checkers (1919)
Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.
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Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.
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Genre:Adventure, Comedy
Written By:Adrian Johnson
In Theaters:8/24/1919
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
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