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Checkers

  • 1919
  • 1h 10m
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Checkers (1919)
AdventureComedyDrama

Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.

  • Director
    • Richard Stanton
  • Writers
    • Henry Martyn Blossom
    • Adrian Johnson
  • Stars
    • Thomas Carrigan
    • Jean Acker
    • Julien Beaubien
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    5.4/10
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    • Director
      • Richard Stanton
    • Writers
      • Henry Martyn Blossom
      • Adrian Johnson
    • Stars
      • Thomas Carrigan
      • Jean Acker
      • Julien Beaubien
    • 1Critic review
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    Thomas Carrigan
    Thomas Carrigan
    • Checkers
    • (as Thomas J. Carrigan)
    Jean Acker
    Jean Acker
    • Pert Barlow
    Julien Beaubien
    Ellen Burford
    Ellen Burford
    • Alva Romaine
    • (as Ellen Cassity)
    Robert Elliott
    Robert Elliott
    • Arthur Kendall
    Tammany Young
    Tammany Young
    • Push Miller
    Bertram Marburgh
    Bertram Marburgh
    • Judge Marlow
    Edward Sedgwick
    Edward Sedgwick
    • Pete
    Peggy Worth
    • Sadie Martin
    Frank Beamish
    • Col. Warren
    Freeman Barnes
    • Sam Wah
    Gene Bucas
    • Chinese
    Juliet Crane
    • A girl of the slums
    Anna Neilson
    • Hag
    Dorothy Orth
    • Ballet dancer
    Matthew Betz
    Matthew Betz
    Charles Fang
    Buck Black
    Buck Black
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    • Director
      • Richard Stanton
    • Writers
      • Henry Martyn Blossom
      • Adrian Johnson
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    • Trivia
      According to "The Moving Picture World" of April 26, 1919, "William Fox Company leased an entire railroad system in New Jersey to put a realistic train wreck into the picture."
    • Connections
      Remake of Checkers (1913)

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1919 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • チェッカース
    • Filming locations
      • Railroad bridge, Raritan River, New Jersey, USA(The Moving Picture World April 26, 1919)
    • Production company
      • Fox Film Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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