
Summary
In this effervescent silent comedy, Dorothy Devore stars as Tommy, a plucky young woman with an unquenchable thirst for life, who assumes the weighty responsibility of managing her father's modest boarding house. The eclectic assortment of boarders, a veritable rogues' gallery of lovable misfits, provides a rich tapestry for Devore's spirited performance. As she navigates the intricacies of her father's eccentric inventions and the idiosyncrasies of her charges, Tommy's indomitable spirit and innate kindness ultimately prevail, yielding a film that is at once a sidesplitting farce and a heartwarming tribute to the human spirit.
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Miss Devore plays Tommy, a young woman who runs a boarding house for her father, an inventor of eccentric devices, and the boarders are the usual collection of neurotics in such an effort.
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- DirectorDavid Kirkland
- Year1924
- CountryUnited States
- IMDb Rating5.6/10
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