Release Date

25 May, 1919

Runtime

01:20: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

“As it turns out, the real Mayor Schmidt isn't dead. Complications ensue.”

Corrupt saloonkeeper and mayor Johnson Schmidt hits his head during a reform conference, leading activists to mistakenly believe he is dead. Finding a down-and-out stranger named Charles Smith who looks identical to Schmidt, the group gets him to pose as the mayor. The real Schmidt survives with amnesia, while Smith falls in love and reforms after saving a woman from a brawl. Henchmen accidentally shoot the real Schmidt upon his return, revealing the two men are twin brothers; Smith wins the next election and marries.

Original Title

The Mayor of Filbert

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Actors

Jack Richardson

Belle Bennett

J. Barney Sherry

Ben Alexander

George C. Pearce

Wilbur Higby

William Dyer

Joseph Singleton

Millicent Fisher

Louise Lester

Olga Grey

Walter Perkins

Louis Durham

Grace Parker

Crew

Christy Cabanne

Daniel Carson Goodman

Charles Frances Stocking

Sam Landers