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Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. A climactic chase through the streets of 1918 Los Angeles is packed with the kind of spectacular stunts that made Semon one of the biggest names in silent comedy at the time.
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- John George - Prisoner
- William Hauber - Prison Guard
- Madge Kirby - Dolly Dare
- Stan Laurel - Simp
- William McCall - Warden
- Larry Semon - Larry
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