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The Chicken in the Case

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The Chicken in the Case
Directed byVictor Heerman
Written by
Produced byLewis J. Selznick
Starring
Production
company
Distributed bySelznick Pictures
Release date
  • January 1921 (1921-01)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Chicken in the Case is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Vivia Ogden and Teddy Sampson.[1]

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[2] Steve Perkins decides to borrow Winnie, the newly acquired wife of his roommate Percival, in order to meet his Aunt Sarah's wishes and receive his inheritance sooner. The aunt is so impressed with Winifred that she leaves the money in the name of the framed-up wife. Aunty, however, runs into Winifred and her real husband Percy together and becomes suspicious. She then stumbles upon suspicious circumstantial evidence and, after various humorous complications during which Steve marries someone else, the scheme unravels, Steve confesses to the hoax, and it all comes out right.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Munden p. 123
  2. ^ "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Chicken in the Case". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 31. April 19, 1924. Retrieved November 14, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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