The hero of this tale gets into difficulty in his maneuvers with a hock shop in an effort to pay for a steak. He escapes the irate restauranteur, whose efforts to capture him are augmented by a policeman.
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Cliff Bowes stars as the protagonist, a man entangled in a web of financial troubles. His journey begins at a hock shop, a place where he hopes to exchange his possessions for funds to pay for a steak dinner. The encounter escalates into a chase, with the irate restaurateur and a policeman hot on his trail. His situati...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Lee Moran
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"Cliff Bowes stars as the protagonist, a man entangled in a web of financial troubles. His journey begins at a hock shop, a place where he hopes to exchange his possessions for funds to pay for a steak dinner. The encounter escalates into a chase, with the irate restaurateur and a policeman hot on his trail. His situation becomes even more absurd when he runs into his sweetheart at a party that night, leading to a series of comical events.The narrative is a charming tapestry of early 20th-century..."
