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He Couldn't Lose

  • 1913
  • 11m
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ComedyShort

He was a young clerk with very little ambition and even less money. In the directory he figured as a resident of the great and glorious metropolis, but his home was in a back hall room in a ... Read allHe was a young clerk with very little ambition and even less money. In the directory he figured as a resident of the great and glorious metropolis, but his home was in a back hall room in a dingy boarding house. One morning fortune smiled upon him, for he received word from a fir... Read allHe was a young clerk with very little ambition and even less money. In the directory he figured as a resident of the great and glorious metropolis, but his home was in a back hall room in a dingy boarding house. One morning fortune smiled upon him, for he received word from a firm of lawyers that his uncle had died, leaving a most peculiar will. Under its provisions t... Read all

  • Director
    • Lloyd Lonergan
  • Writer
    • Lloyd Lonergan
  • Stars
    • Harry Benham
    • Justus D. Barnes
    • Albert Russell
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    • Director
      • Lloyd Lonergan
    • Writer
      • Lloyd Lonergan
    • Stars
      • Harry Benham
      • Justus D. Barnes
      • Albert Russell
    • 1User review
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    Harry Benham
    Harry Benham
    • Jack, a Clerk
    Justus D. Barnes
    Justus D. Barnes
    • Green, a Lawyer
    Albert Russell
    • Green's Clerk
    • (as Al Russell)
    Nick Woods
    • Rusty Snow, a Tramp
    • (as N.S. Woods)
    Cassius Quinby
    • Carrie, a Bookmaker
    George A. Grimmer
    • A Messenger Boy
    • Director
      • Lloyd Lonergan
    • Writer
      • Lloyd Lonergan
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    deickemeyer

    Fathered by "Brewster's Millions"

    Another of the "money-spending" stories fathered by "Brewster's Millions," in which the hero must get rid of a large sum in order to inherit another. In this case his hazardous ventures win him millions. This is well pictured and nicely handled, but the edge has been taken off of this style of story pretty much. - The Moving Picture World, November 29, 1913

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 1913 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Thanhouser Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      • 11m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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