From Hand to Mouth (1919)

From Hand to Mouth

1919

Comedy Crime

Synopsis

As a penniless man worries about how he will manage to eat, he is joined by a young waif and her dog, who are in the same predicament. Meanwhile, across town a dishonest lawyer is working with a gang of criminals, trying to swindle an innocent young heiress out of her inheritance. As the heiress is on her way home from the lawyer's office, she notices the young man and the waif in the midst of their latest problem with the authorities, and she rescues them. Later on, the young man will have an unexpected opportunity to repay her for her kindness.

Credits

Director

Alfred J. Goulding

Hal Roach

Cast

Charles Stevenson as Stolen Wallet Cop (uncredited)

Harold Lloyd as The Boy

Harry 'Snub' Pollard as The Kidnapper

Mildred Davis as The Girl

Noah Young as Conspirator (uncredited)

Peggy Cartwright as The Waif

Crew