The Hansom Cabman

The Hansom Cabman

20 mins | Comedy | Oct. 12, 1924

Harry Doolittle wakes up on the day he's to marry Betty Bright. He has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room saying that he married her the night before, and just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. There's anger all around, leading to Harry's arrest. He's jailed while awaiting trial in front of Betty's father, a judge. She visits him in the clink. He escapes and disguises himself as a cabman. The police are looking for him, as are his fiancée and her mother. Will it get straightened out in time for wedding bells to ring?

The Hansom Cabman

20 mins | Comedy | Oct. 12, 1924

The Hansom Cabman
Harry Doolittle wakes up on the day he's to marry Betty Bright. He has a terrible hangover. A strange woman appears in his room saying that he married her the night before, and just then, his fiancée and her mother arrive. There's anger all around, leading to Harry's arrest. He's jailed while awaiting trial in front of Betty's father, a judge. She visits him in the clink. He escapes and disguises himself as a cabman. The police are looking for him, as are his fiancée and her mother. Will it get straightened out in time for wedding bells to ring?
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Mack Sennett Comedies
Original title The Hansom Cabman
Directors Harry Edwards
Writers

Cast

Harry Langdon

as Harry Doolittle

Marceline Day

as Betty Brief

Charlotte Mineau

as Mrs. Brief - Betty's Mother

Andy Clyde

as Judge B. Brief - Betty's Father / Insane Convict

Madeline Hurlock

as Harry's New Wife - the Vamp

Leo Sulky

as The Scheming Butler

Tiny Ward

as Crap Shooting Inmate / Cop

James Donnelly

as Cab Passenger

Charles Force

as Prison Guard

Thelma Hill

as Betty's Friend

Yorke Sherwood

as Inmate

Eli Stanton

as Inmate

Elsie Tarron

as Betty's Friend