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Conductor 1492 (1924)
A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing the boss' beautiful daughter.
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A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing the boss' beautiful daughter.
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Genre:Comedy
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In Theaters:1/12/1924
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Charles Hines, Frank Griffin
Director
Johnny Hines
Terry O'Toole
Doris May
Noretta Connelly
Dan Mason
Mike O'Toole
Robert Cain
Richard Langford
Ruth Renick
Edna Brown
Fred Esmelton
Denman Connelly
Byron Sage
Bobby Connelly
Michael Dark
James Stoddard
Dorothy Vernon
Mrs. Brown (as Dorothy Burns)
Billy Armstrong
Drunk at Party (uncredited)
Al Cooke
Drunk at Boarding House (uncredited)
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