Off His Trolley

Off His Trolley

1924 · 13 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

Ralph Graves and Martin Loback are a streetcar team who hit the high spots one night (the highest spot being dancer Natalie Delys (Natalie Kingston) "who shook a wicked eyebrow". Despite an extremely poor seduction technique ("Hey, girlie, you're great"), Graves starts two-timing his girlfriend Marion (Alice Day) and spending money he cannot afford.

Directed by Edward F. Cline · Written by Hal Conklin

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Ralph Graves Elmer Larkin - Conductor
Alice Day Marion Knight
Natalie Kingston Natalie Delys
Marvin Loback Cornelius Bauer - Motorman
Billy Bevan The Traffic Cop

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