The Nut

The Nut

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS leaps over housetops to the heart of a girl.

NR 1921 · 74 min · ★ 6.2 · Action, Comedy, Romance

Eccentric, accident-prone inventor Charlie Jackson is deeply in love with Estrell Wynn, a progressive philanthropist who believes that if the wealthy host poor children in their homes for an hour each day, it will reform the children into good citizens.

Directed by Theodore Reed · Written by Douglas Fairbanks

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