Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

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Hubby’s Quiet Little Game

1926

0h 20m

9.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A dancing instructor goes to a married woman's home, to giver her lessons, while her husband is absent. He leaves and goes to a poker game. The husband is one of the players, and the instructor, not knowing who he is, shows her picture around the table. This prompts a round-table discussion in which none of the standard rules for civility is part of the discussion.

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10 featured cast members

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Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Billy Foote

Thelma Parr

Thelma Parr

Thelma Stone

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Jim Stone

Barbara Tennant

Barbara Tennant

Barbara Foote

Dave Morris

Dave Morris

Dave - Poker Player

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Joe, Card player

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Thelma’s brother

William McCall

William McCall

Man in Hotel Ballroom

George Gray

Bellboy

Violet Bird

Creative team

Directed by: Del Lord
Written by: Clarence Hennecke
Phil Whitman
Produced by: Mack Sennett

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