
Dodging a Million
Comedy
Overview
Mabel plays Arabella Flynn, a shop girl who mistakenly thinks she is an heiress. She gets in a jam on a spending spree only to discover that she actually is an heiress and can marry the heir of a corset manufacturer.
Top Cast


Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
Arabella Flynn
Mabel Normand
Arabella Flynn


Tom Moore
Tom Moore
Jack Forsythe
Tom Moore
Jack Forsythe
J. Herbert Frank
J. Herbert Frank
Signor Rodrigues
J. Herbert Frank
Signor Rodrigues
Shirley Aubert
Shirley Aubert
Forelady
Shirley Aubert
Forelady
Rita Dane
Rita Dane
Luella
Rita Dane
Luella
Norah Sprague
Norah Sprague
Luella's Friend
Norah Sprague
Luella's Friend
Bruce Biddle
Bruce Biddle
Lawyer's Clerk
Bruce Biddle
Lawyer's Clerk
Armand Cortes
Armand Cortes
Raquin
Armand Cortes
Raquin
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