Movie: Behind the Counter

Top 7 Billed Cast

Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton

Eddie Baxter

Wally Howe
Wally Howe

S.D. Wilcox
S.D. Wilcox

Dorothy Dwan
Dorothy Dwan

Dorothy Brown

John Steppling
John Steppling

Her Father

Nigel Barrie
Nigel Barrie

The Floorwalker

Oscar Smith
Oscar Smith

The Chauffeur

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    Eddie, a prim store salesman, gets locked in overnight and battles hoodlums.

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    1928-03-03

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