A Clever Dummy

Name: A Clever Dummy
Released: 1917-07-15

An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.

Cast & Crew

Ben Turpin

A Romantic Janitor

Wallace Beery

Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager

Juanita Hansen

A Leading Lady

Claire Anderson

Tinker's Daughter - An Object of Affection

James Delano

Clarence - His Interested Partner

Joseph Belmont

Bald Husband in Audience

Robert Milliken

Master of Ceremonies

Marvel Rea

Minor Role

Eva Thatcher

Wifein Audience

Herman C. Raymaker

Director

Mack Sennett

Producer

Mack Sennett

Writer

Elgin Lessley

Cinematography