Teddy at the Throttle

Unrated

4/1/191726m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hope to have the sister marry Bobbie so that they can keep control over his money.

Director:

Clarence G. Badger

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

slapstick comedy
railroad track
damsel in distress

Cast

Bobby Vernon

~ as ~

Bobbie Knight

Gloria Swanson

~ as ~

Gloria Dawn

Wallace Beery

~ as ~

Henry Black

May Emory

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The Guardian's Sister

Blanche Phillips

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Bobby's Mercenary Aunt

Charles Bennett

~ as ~

John Bennett

Albert T. Gillespie

~ as ~

Train Passenger

Roxana McGowan

~ as ~

Minor Role

Teddy the Dog

~ as ~

Teddy the Dog

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
"Gloria" (Gloria Swanson) and "Bobbie" (Bobby Vernon) live next door to each other and have the same, rapscallion guardian in "Henry Black" (Wallace Beery) who is systematically fleecing the youngsters so that he and his equally rotten sister May Emory can live the life of Riley. Their number might be up, though, when a codicil to a will is found suggesting that unless "Bobbie" marries "Gloria" - all his loot will go to her, and that could leave our dodgy executor exposed... If you are looking for a break-neck comedy adventure then look no further. It's got a cracking storm scene, Beery is superb as the cheating fraudster and, not for the first time, Swanson and Vernon work excellently together. She even get's tied to the railroad tracks - what more could one ask for? Well, actually there is the eponymous schnauzer "Teddy" for good measure, too... It's short enough not to have to repeat the comedic devices, and so keeps fresh and engaging for all of twenty minutes.