A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if he wants to avoid being charged and sent to jail, he will have to work.
Social & External
The people behind it
Billy West
A Customer
Oliver Hardy
Head Waiter (as Babe Hardy)
Leo White
The Prize Fighter
Ethelyn Gibson
(as Ethlyn Gibson)
Charley Chase
Piano Player (as Charles Parrott)
Bud Ross
A Drunk (as Budd Ross)
Stanton Heck
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