The Goat
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Donald Crisp
Fred Stone
Fannie Midgely
Charles Mchugh
Rhea Mitchell
Sylvia Ashton
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Synopsis
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.
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Director
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Donald Crisp
Cast
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Fred Stone
Fannie Midgely
Charles Mchugh
Rhea Mitchell
Sylvia Ashton
Philo Mccullough
Winifred Greenwood
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Noah Beery
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Raymond Hatton
Charles Ogle
Ernest Joy
Clarence Geldart
Crew
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Film Details
Technical Specs
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Quotes
Trivia
Notes
This was the first film of Fred Stone, a musical comedy star who earlier starred as the scarecrow in the stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
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