A Clever Dummy is a 1917 American short comedy film directed by Ferris Hartman, Robert P. Kerr, Herman C. Raymaker, and Mack Sennett.

Cast

Ben Turpin as A romantic janitor

Chester Conklin as A playful property man

Wallace Beery as A vaudeville manager

Juanita Hansen as A leading lady

Claire Anderson as An object of affection

James Donnelly as Her inventive father

James Delano as His interested partner

Joseph Belmont as Bald Husband in Audience (uncredited) Robert Milliken as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) Marvel Rea (Minor Role) (uncredited) Eva Thatcher as Wife in Audience (uncredited)

A Clever Dummy

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1917 films

American silent short films

American black-and-white films

1917 comedy films

Silent American comedy films

1917 short films

American comedy short films

Films directed by Herman C. Raymaker

Films directed by Robert P. Kerr

Films directed by Mack Sennett

1910s American films

A Clever Dummy