Chicken à la King

Chicken à la King

A Sugar Papa tries to save the Starving Broilers of Broadway

1928 · 70 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

A married tightwad learns to loosen up by living the life of a playboy.

Directed by Henry Lehrman · Written by Jimmy Starr

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