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The One Hundred Dollar Bill (1911) Online

The One Hundred Dollar Bill (1911) Online
Original Title :
The One Hundred Dollar Bill
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1911
Cast :
John Bunny,Ralph Ince,Tefft Johnson
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.3/10

Dick Armstrong is one of the unfortunates who is constantly following the "ad" pages of the daily papers, and being turned down whenever he makes application for a job, because of his ... See full summary

The One Hundred Dollar Bill (1911) Online

Dick Armstrong is one of the unfortunates who is constantly following the "ad" pages of the daily papers, and being turned down whenever he makes application for a job, because of his shabby appearance and the earmarks of idleness. There is nothing left for him but the bread line and the "hump-back" in the "Hotel du Park." One day, through a stroke of hard luck he strikes good luck when he bumps into Leonard Seymore, a fat, good-natured man about town, who takes Dick to his home, gives him a good feed, and stakes him with a hundred dollar bill. Dick can scarcely believe his good fortune, but braces up with the determination to replace his rags with a respectable outfit that will place him in line for a position and a new start in life. At the shoe shop, at the clothing store, and even at the quick lunch room, the genuineness of his $100 bill is questioned and refused as an impossible asset for so questionable an owner. Desperate, he forces his way into a swell restaurant, declares his...
Cast overview:
John Bunny John Bunny - Leonard Seymore
Ralph Ince Ralph Ince - Dick Armstrong
Tefft Johnson Tefft Johnson


User reviews

Minha

Minha

Bunny is the rich man of this picture who in a mellow mood gives the hundred dollar bill to the poor bencher. It is a peculiarly jolly, Bunny quality of mellowness that makes the picture delightfully funny. After we've seen the pictures of hard luck we are shown Bunny leaving the place where he has been dining with some friends. A titter of pleasure ripples over the audience as he rises, and it breaks out all over the house as he makes his way out and heavily, as he is, begins to navigate the rolling sidewalk. It's a human picture, for it gets hold of the sympathies as well as makes laughter. He takes the bencher home and gives him the bill that gets him into trouble from which Bunny later rescues him. - The Moving Picture World, August 19, 1911