Money for Nothing (1916)
- Directed by
- Maurice Elvey
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 42 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A curate on holiday is mistaken for a detective by gem thieves. He gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity.
lightheartedfarceplayfulbriskcomedicwhimsicalescapist
What happens
Money for Nothing is 1916 short film directed by Maurice Elvey from a play by Arthur Eckersley. The cast features Guy Newall in the role of the Rev. Cuthbert Cheese, a curate on holiday whom gem thieves mistake for a detective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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