Broke in China (1927)

Broke in China (1927)

1927-04-23 United States of America 20 Min. PG-13
5.5 2 votes

Overview

Donald Drake, a deep sea gondolier ex soda jerk, arrives at the All Nation Cafe in Shanghai. The proprietor believes he's a penniless ne'er-do-well - which he is - but he unexpectedly comes into a small windfall. So the proprietor orders slightly rough around the edges Maud and Mollie, two of his American good time girls working their way around the world, to get him to spend all his money while there. As Donald ends up telling the two good time girls his life story - most specifically about the blonde he let slip through his fingers, she who was the love of his life - a few revelations and the errant coin he left at the roulette wheel betting table change his life.

Cast

Ben Turpin is Donald Drake
Donald Drake
Louise Carver is Maud - the Saloon Girl
Maud - the Saloon Girl
Alice Belcher is Mollie - the Saloon Girl
Mollie - the Saloon Girl
Ruth Taylor is Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart
Ruth - Donald's Sweetheart
Andy Clyde is Ruth's Father
Ruth's Father
Kathrin Clare Ward is Ruth's Mother
Ruth's Mother
Dan Maines is Donald's Sailor Buddy
Donald's Sailor Buddy
William McCall is Proprietor of All Nations Café
Proprietor of All Nations Café
Tiny Ward is Big Chinese Waiter
Big Chinese Waiter
Dave Morris is Croupier
Croupier
Roger Moore is Ruth's Sweetheart
Ruth's Sweetheart
Bud Ross is Singer With Toupee
Singer With Toupee