Shine 'Em Up

Shine 'Em Up

Shine 'Em Up

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Shine 'Em Up

1922

0h 15m

5.2(6 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Paul's career as a shoeshine man is interrupted when he is mistaken for an escaped convict, but after the Station Master gives him a job at the train station he proves his worth.

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7 members

Directing

James Parrott

Paul, the Hustler

James Parrott

Acting

Jobyna Ralston

Okra, the Station Master's daughter

Jobyna Ralston

Acting

Eddie Baker

Sheriff Stumblefoot

Eddie Baker

Acting

William Gillespie

Prison guard

William Gillespie

Acting

George Rowe

Safecracker

George Rowe

Acting

Sammy Brooks

Justice of the Peace

Sammy Brooks

Acting

Gaylord Lloyd

Station agent (uncredited)

Gaylord Lloyd

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