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A Prohibition Monkey
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A Prohibition Monkey

1920-09-13 · 30 min · ★ 9.0

Comedy

The town of Beer Bottle Bend is so tough that the babies chew tobacco. It is run in a high, wide, and handsome manner by the owner of Riley's Saloon. There is a little church in the town built in haste many years ago but it has been securely boarded up for years. Mr. Riley intended it to remain so for his Sunday business was booming. A traveling evangelist who learned his profession as a circus performer arrives in the town with Charles Bullephant, a peevish elephant; Joe Martin, a highly-cultured orang-outang; and Buster, a famous trained horse. With help from his friends, he sets out to make Beer Bottle Bend a church-going community.

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Directors
William Campbell
Production companies
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joe MartinJoe MartinJoe Martin - An Orang-outang
Mrs. Joe MartinMrs. Joe MartinA Chimp
Fontaine La RueFontaine La Rue
Frank HayesFrank Hayes
Robert McKenzieRobert McKenzie
Larry McGrath
Al McKinnon
Arthur Nowell
Ida Mae McKenzie
Charlie the ElephantCharlie the ElephantCharles Bullephant

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