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Cast
Harry Lonsdale
as Professor Bernard
Rex De Rosselli
as Sam - the Butcher Boy
Lafe McKee
as Sam - a Fireman
William Stowell
as The Sergeant of Police
Jessie Stewart
as Mrs. Bernard - the Professor's Wife
Mattie Fitzgerald
as Ellen - the Cook
Frank Maish
as Bates - the Friend's Chauffeur
Edgar G. Wynn
as Jackson - the Friend's Servant
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1912
Runtime0h 15m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes1
DirectorOtis Thayer
WritersWilliam V. Mong
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsAll on Account of Checkers
About All on Account of Checkers
Smith & Smith, publishers, in a letter, notify Professor Bernard that they will accept his latest story if he will alter the enclosed paragraph: "Marry me and I will do away with my wife as I did her father." The absent-minded professor leaves this paragraph on his study table while he goes to the store to secure some cloth for his wife. The Professor, however, is very absent-minded, and forgets his mission when he meets a group of firemen who induce him to play a game of checkers. In the meantime, Ellen, the cook, is having her troubles with the butcher boy, who brings liver instead of chops, as ordered.
Directed by Otis Thayer, All on Account of Checkers leans on a strong ensemble — Harry Lonsdale, Rex De Rosselli, Lafe McKee — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1912.
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