Caught Short
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Charles F. Reisner
Marie Dressler
Polly Moran
Anita Page
Charles Morton
Thomas Conlin
Film Details
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Synopsis
Landladies Polly Smith and Marie Jones, who operate boardinghouses on the same side of the street, are afflicted with numerous petty envies and jealousies but nevertheless are the best of friends. Polly invests in the stock market and begins to reap rewards, but she is unable to persuade Marie to use her life's savings to buy shares of American Cheese or Brazilian Bananas. Meanwhile, Marie's daughter, Genevieve, and Polly's son, William, just back from college, fall in love; but an argument between the ladies breaks up the romance; and smarting under Polly's patronizing manner, Marie plunges into the market herself and with the winnings is able to stage a society splurge at a fashionable resort. In their efforts to outdo each other, Polly and Marie inevitably come together, and the reunion of the lovers becomes possible.
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Director
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Charles F. Reisner
Cast
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Marie Dressler
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Polly Moran
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Anita Page
Charles Morton
Thomas Conlin
Douglas Haig
Nanci Price
Greta Mann
Herbert Prior
T. Roy Barnes
Edward Dillon
Alice Moe
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Gwen Lee
Lee Kohlmar
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Greta Granstedt
Crew
Fred E. Ahlert
Raymond B. Egan
Henrietta Frazer
Cedric Gibbons
George Hively
Robert E. Hopkins
Robert E. Hopkins
Willard Mack
Willard Mack
Willard Mack
Fred R. Morgan
Harold Palmer
Douglas Shearer
Leonard Smith
Dave Snell
Roy Turk
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Film Details
Technical Specs
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