''The Tired Business Man'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by Allen Dale and starring Raymond Hitchcock,

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and

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.Munden p.816 It was produced and released by the

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studio

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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George Sawley.

Synopsis

The owners of a paving company are financially struggling and are set out to win a new contract from

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McGinnis with the assistance of their stenographer Rita.

Cast

* Raymond Hitchcock as Alderman McGinnis *

as Mrs. McGinnis *

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as Mike Murphy *

as Rita * Charles Delaney as Larry Riley * Lincoln Plumer as Pat Riley * Blanche Mehaffey as Violet Clark *

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as Ole Swanson * Jim Farley as Sergeant

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Tiffany Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-silent-comedy-film-stub