Get Rich Quick Edgar

Get Rich Quick Edgar

Get Rich Quick Edgar

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Get Rich Quick Edgar

1920

0h 20m

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Comedy

Overview

Edgar and his chum try to amass a fortune in one day by cornering the fan market on a hot afternoon when the circus comes to the small town where they are spending their vacation. Episode 8 of the series of 2-reel comedies "The Adventures and Emotions of Edgar Pomeroy".

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Edward Peil Jr.

Edgar Pomeroy

Edward Peil Jr.

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Katherine Bates

Aunt Ellen

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William Ellingford

Uncle Joe

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Edouard Trebaol

Willie

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Henry Van Sickle

Storekeeper

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