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Dollars and Sense
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Walter Wright

Cast: Ora Carew [Hetty Hobbs, the innkeeper’s daughter; Hetty’s twin brother], Joseph ‘Baldy’ Belmont (Joseph Belmont) [Hetty’s sweetheart], Nicholas Cogley (Nick Cogley) [the innkeeper], Blanche Payson [the innkeeper’s wife], Mal St. Claire (Malcolm St. Clair) [Angy, the English heir], Lige Crommie (Lige Conley) [Algy’s valet], Joseph Callahan [the scheming lawyer], Patrick Kelly [a villager]

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Assistant director, Andy Anderson (Dave Anderson). Cinematography by L.B. Jenkins. / Released 10 September 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: The Twins. St. Clair’s film debut.

Comedy.

Survival status: Prints exist in private film collections [8mm reduction positives].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Dual roles - Male impersonation

Listing updated: 27 December 2022.

References: Lahue-Kops p. 161 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.