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  • A Close Call (I) (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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A Close Call (I) (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy

A couple of street fakers fail to draw a crowd, so decide to change their act, one of them blacking up and singing coon songs. This might have gotten the crowd had not the blacked-up singer been mistaken for a colored fellow, who was ...See moreA couple of street fakers fail to draw a crowd, so decide to change their act, one of them blacking up and singing coon songs. This might have gotten the crowd had not the blacked-up singer been mistaken for a colored fellow, who was suspected of a kidnapping. His neck is saved by the child being found by the nurse, who had allowed it to stray away. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Grace Henderson (story) | Florence Lee (story)
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Updated May 23, 1912

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May 23, 1912 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Fred Mace
Street Faker Street Faker   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Street Faker Street Faker   See fewer
Kate Bruce
Nurse Nurse   See fewer
Edward Dillon
Jasper / Man in Blackface Jasper / Man in Blackface   See fewer
Charles Hill Mailes
Man in Crowd Man in Crowd   See fewer
Frank Evans
Man in Crowd Man in Crowd   See fewer
Sylvia Ashton
Mother / Woman in Crowd Mother / Woman in Crowd   See fewer
Kathleen Butler
Actress Actress   See fewer
William Beaudine
Man in Crowd Man in Crowd   See fewer
Linda Arvidson
(unconfirmed) (unconfirmed)   See fewer
Charles Avery
Man Holding Mirror (uncredited) Man Holding Mirror (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hyde
Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited) Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Jiquel Lanoe
Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited) Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited)   See fewer
Florence Lee
Woman in Lynch Mob (uncredited) Woman in Lynch Mob (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles West
Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited) Man in Lynch Mob (uncredited)   See fewer
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