The Noon Whistle

The Noon Whistle

1923 · 11 min · ★ 8.0

Stan is a lazy employee at a lumber company. Much of the first portion of the film has to do with Stan trying to sneak into work late--past the violent and rather insane supervisor. Later, however, Stan walks into a plot to steal the company away and frame the owner for a crime he did not commit.

Directed by George Jeske

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