The Millionaire Vagrant

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The Millionaire Vagrant
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Written by J.G. Hawks
Produced by Thomas H. Ince
Starring
Cinematography Paul Eagler
Production
companies
  • Kay-Bee Pictures
  • New York Motion Picture
Distributed by Triangle Distributing
Release date
  • May 27, 1917 (1917-05-27)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages

The Millionaire Vagrant is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Charles Ray, Sylvia Breamer and J. Barney Sherry. [1]

Contents

Plot

Wealthy young man Steven du Peyster encounters more adventures than he might have expected when he accepts a wager that he can live successfully on six dollars a week.

Cast

Preservation

A copy of The Millionaire Vagrant with Dutch intertitles is located at George Eastman Museum. [2]

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