The Rounder
1930 · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy
A drunkard climbs a ladder into a bedroom in the wrong house and gets romantically involved with the woman who lives there.
Directed by J. C. Nugent · Written by J. C. Nugent
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Jack Benny Mr. Bartlett -
Dorothy Sebastian Ethel Dalton -
George K. Arthur Alfred Brown -
Polly Moran Mary
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