Movie: Dirty Work in a Laundry

Top 6 Billed Cast

Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling

The Desperate Scoundrel

Minta Durfee
Minta Durfee

The Laundry Owner's Daughter

Harry Bernard
Harry Bernard

The Laundry Owner

Harry McCoy
Harry McCoy

The Laundry Truck Driver

Alice Davenport
Alice Davenport

The Landlady

Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard

The Police Chief

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    After a dastardly villain steals milk from a baby, he tries to put the heroine through a laundry press.

  • Release Date

    1915-07-19

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