Johnny-on-the-Spot
Aspiring author Johnny Rutledge believes in taking things easy. When he gets evicted for giving his last $10 to a fellow writer, Anne Travers, he sets out on a wild mission to stop her from marrying a fraudulent suitor and win her fortune.
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Hale Hamilton
Johnny Rutledge
Known for
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
The Champ
Louise Lovely
Anne Travers
Also in
The Skywayman
Wings of the Morning
Philo McCullough
Arthur Abington, aka Cooley
Also in
Tarzan the Fearless
The Power of the Press
Edward Connelly
Judge Martin Crandall
Known for
The Saphead
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Hardee Kirkland
Dr. Barnabas Bunyon
Also in
The Ace of Hearts
Bad Boy
Lila Leslie
Lillian Dupre
Also in
The Last Edition
Reno or Bust
Edwin Wallock
Jim Burton
Also in
The Ace of Hearts
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Fred Warren
'Pipe' Brooks
Also in
The Matrimaniac
The Spieler
Neil Hardin
'Buck' Bates
Also in
The Ancient Blood
Born of the People
Orral Humphrey
'Canary' Kelly
Also in
Huckleberry Finn
All of a Sudden Peggy
Ruth Orlamond
Mrs. Webster
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Harry L. Franklin Director · Shannon Fife Story Arthur Martinelli Cinematographer
United States release February 17, 1919 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro Pictures Corporation
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · February 17, 1919
Theatrical
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