Checkers
AdventureComedyDrama
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.
Director
Richard Stanton
Writers
Henry Martyn Blossom, Adrian Johnson
Stars
Thomas Carrigan, Jean Acker, Julien Beaubien
Release Date
August 24, 1919
Language
None
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Thomas Carrigan
as Checkers
Jean Acker
as Pert Barlow
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Julien Beaubien
Ellen Burford
as Alva Romaine
Robert Elliott
as Arthur Kendall
Tammany Young
as Push Miller
Bertram Marburgh
as Judge Marlow
Edward Sedgwick
as Pete
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Peggy Worth
as Sadie Martin
👤
Frank Beamish
as Col. Warren
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Railroad bridge, Raritan River, New Jersey, USA
Production
Fox Film Corporation
🏷️ Keywords
chinatownhorse racingmale impersonationremakebased on novel
🎯 Categories
AdventureComedyDrama
💡 Did You Know?
According to "The Moving Picture World" of April 26, 1919, "William Fox Company leased an entire railroad system in New Jersey to put a realistic train wreck into the picture."
📖 Synopsis
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.