Five and Ten Cent Annie (1928)
Overview
Street cleaner Elmer Peck (Clyde Cook) inherits a million dollars from his uncle Adam Peck (Tom Ricketts) on the conditions that he retains the uncle's valet, Briggs (William Demarest). until such time as Elmer marries, and that he appears at the office of the probate judge (Douglas Gerrard), at 5 P.M. on an appointed day. Complications arise as a result of the valet's determination to ruin the arrangement, and the equal determination by Elmer and his sweetheart Annie (Louise Fazenda) to see that he doesn't.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.832 |
Directed By
Roy Del Ruth
Crew
Jack L. Warner
Joseph Jackson
Robert Lord
Charles R. Condon
Norbert Brodine
Roy Del Ruth
Ralph Dawson
Joe Barry
TOP CAST
Louise Fazenda
Annie
Clyde Cook
Elmer Peck
William Demarest
Briggs
Gertrude Astor
Blonde
Tom Ricketts
Adam Peck
Douglas Gerrard
Probate Judge
Sunshine Hart
Wedding Guest
Flora Finch
Wedding Guest
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