Broken Bubbles (1920)
Genre : Comedy
Runtime : 20M
Director : Hank Mann, Herman C. Raymaker
Synopsis
A poor chap, with only fifty cents, hesitates whether to buy a meal with it or visit a fortune teller. He chooses the latter, and gazing into a crystal globe, he is told to follow the horses. He is then shown working around a racing stable, and, of course, rides the heroine's horse to victory. That night they decide to celebrate in a cabaret, where several amusing complications ensue.
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