01 Aug 1930
Too Many Crooks
A man tries to burgle his own safe on the same night that a professional criminal attempts it.
The Goat
Stone is Fairbank's Only Rival. Don't Miss Seeing Him.
Chuck McCarthy, an intrepid young ironworker, longs to become an actor, despite the protests of his girl, Molly O'Connors, and his family. In dashing up the frame of a building to catch actress Bijou Lamour's runaway pet monkey, he attracts the attention of the studio managers, who make him a stuntman. For a time Charles is happy executing life-risking feats and strutting around in new clothes, although the company laughs at him behind his back. When leading man Marmaduke X. Caruthers refuses to perform a particularly dangerous stunt in a war film, Chuck doubles for him and is seriously injured. The studio manager, who recognizes in the incident an opportunity to promote his star, quickly wraps Marmaduke in bandages and sends him to the hospital, while Chuck is secretly removed through the back door. The next day, the Filmcraft Company sends Chuck a check for $1,000 to keep quiet about the accident. He and Molly use the money on their honeymoon to Niagara Falls.
Top Billed Cast
Fred Stone Chuck McCarthy
Fanny Midgley Mrs. McCarthy
Charles McHugh Mr. McCarthy
Rhea Mitchell Bijou Lamour
Sylvia Ashton The Baby Vampire
Philo McCullough Marmaduke X. Caruthers
Winifred Greenwood Molly O'Connors
Charles Ogle Director Graham
Ernest Joy Studio Manager
Clarence Geldart Casting Director
Raymond Hatton Jimmy Quicksilver, assistant director
Noah Beery Cowboy
Ramon Novarro
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