John Doe, "The Billionaire" who owns a controlling interest in the earth, decides to spend the weekend in Gay Paree and Monte Carlo, and leaves, taking with him Ping Pong, his valet, and a ... See full summary
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John Doe, "The Billionaire" who owns a controlling interest in the earth, decides to spend the weekend in Gay Paree and Monte Carlo, and leaves, taking with him Ping Pong, his valet, and a retinue of servants. Mr. and Mrs. Hotspur Peppercorn, newly rich and ambitious to marry their daughter Flora to a nobleman, sail on the same ship with Doe. Doe startles Paris with his lavish spending and is eagerly sought. The Peppercorns go to Nice in hopes of mingling with nobility, and Doe takes a trip to Monte Carlo. Pansy Good, a cabaret singer in Nice, gets in bad and loses her position. At the same time, Signor Baptiste (Count Baptiste Tabasco) the frappé tenor, finds a photo in his wife's possession, and determined to find the original, leaves his wife pleading poverty as an excuse, telling her he cannot see her share his misery. Doe breaks the bank at Monte Carlo and becomes a philanthropist, giving all his winnings to a beautiful and mysterious blonde who has lost heavily and is about to ...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Charles Hill Mailes | - | John Doe - the Billionaire (as Charles H. Mailes) |
 | Gertrude Bambrick | - | Pansy Good |
| Dave Morris | - | Signor Baptiste |
| William Sloan | - | Mr. Hotspur Peppercorn |
| Laura La Varnie | - | Mrs. Hotspur Peppercorn |
 | Isabel Rea | - | Flora Peppercorn |
 | Bud Ross | - | Ping Pong - the Billionaire's Secretary (as Budd Ross) |
 | Marshall Neilan | - | Bert |