Sold at Auction!

Sold at Auction!

1923 · 22 min · ★ 6.8 · Comedy

Snub gets a job helping an auctioneer. He’s instructed to sell off a household estate, but goes to the wrong house. After everything is sold, the real owner returns, and forces Snub to track down all the buyers to restore the property.

Directed by Charley Chase

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Cast

Harry 'Snub' Pollard The Auctioneer's Helper
Wally Howe The Man Who Sold
James Finlayson The Man Who WAS Sold
Marie Mosquini The Sold Man's Wife
Jack Ackroyd 'Whiskers'
William Gillespie Aviator with False Teeth
Charles Stevenson Auctioneer
Charley Chase Customer (uncredited)
Noah Young 'Product' Demonstrator (uncredited)

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