The Poor Boob
“THE predicaments and "scrapes" that "Simp" got into will keep you rocking with laughter. And the one at the climax-why, you won't know whether to laugh or shout, it's so funny and thrilling.”
When he loses both his father’s canning factory and his girl “Tiny” to Stephen Douglas modest Simpson Hightower goes to work in a New York provisions office along with stenographer Hope and office boy Jimmy. To impress the Danish consul who is proposing a large contract Hope and Jimmy persuade Simpson to return to his hometown posing as a successful businessman accompanied by his secretary "Pep" and valet Jimmy. It works! Simpson manages to get the Danish contract, buy his factory back and realize Tiny’s worthlessness while recognizing his love for "Pep."
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Cast
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Bryant Washburn
Simpson Hightower
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Wanda Hawley
'Pep' Sparks, aka Hope
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Richard Rosson
Jimmy Borden
Also in
By the Sun's Rays
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Theodore Roberts
Henry Platt
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Raymond Hatton
Stephen Douglas
Known for
Day the World Ended
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Jay Dwiggins
Benton
Also in
War
His Majesty, the American
Charles Ogle
Tucker
Known for
The Ten Commandments
Jane Wolfe
Mrs. Benton
Also in
The Lad from Old Ireland
Why Change Your Wife?
Mary Thurman
Tiny Parcel
Also in
Leap Year
Zaza
Guy Oliver
Hallock
Known for
The Docks of New York
Clarence Geldart
Mr. Swanson
Known for
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Peggy Cartwright
Little Girl
Also in
From Hand to Mouth
Fire Fighters
Donald Crisp Director · Margaret Mayo Screenplay Z. Wall Covington Story
United States release March 9, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 9, 1919
Theatrical
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