''Dodging a Million'' is a 1918 American comedy film starring

Mabel Normand Amabel Ethelreid Normand (November 9, 1893 – February 23, 1930), better known as Mabel Normand, was an American silent film actress, comedienne, director and screenwriter. She was a popular star and collaborator of Mack Sennett in their K ...

and Tom Moore, directed by

George Loane Tucker George Loane Tucker (June 12, 1872 – June 20, 1921) was an Americans, American actor, silent film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, and Film editor, editor. Career Tucker was born George S. Loane in Chicago to George Loane ...

, written by A. M. Kennedy,

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, and Loane, and photographed by Oliver T. Marsh. The

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was released by the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a

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Plot

As described in a

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, employed as a

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, Arabella Flynn (Normand) decides to have one good time and so with gown and coat belonging to her employer she goes to a fashionable restaurant where she attracts the attention of Jack Forsythe (Moore). During her meal her employer comes into the place so Arabella rushes pell mell into the street. Arriving at her boarding house, she finds that she has fallen heir to a fortune. She immediately goes to a fashionable hotel where, because of her inheritance, she is the center of attention. After several fashionable shops have given her their wares and extended unlimited credit, they learn a mistake has been made in her check and flock immediately to her hotel to demand payment. In the midst of her trouble Arabella learns that the only mistake made is in the size of her check. After she has reassured her creditors, she agrees to become the wife of Jack.

Cast

as Arabella Flynn * Tom Moore as Jack Forsythe * J. Herbert Frank as Signor Rodrigues *Shirley Aubert as Forelady *Rita Dane as Luella *Norah Sprague as Luella's Friend *

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as Lawyer's Clerk *

Armand Cortes Armand Cortes, sometimes credited as Armand Cortez, (August 16, 1880 – November 19, 1948) was an American actor in theater and film in the United States. He had various theatrical roles in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In 1902, he was cast i ...

as Raquin

References

External links

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''Dodging a Million''
at

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1918 films American black-and-white films Silent American comedy short films 1918 comedy films 1918 short films Films directed by George Loane Tucker 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub