''In Again, Out Again'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by John Emerson and written by

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. The film stars

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, Walter Walker,

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, Helen Greene, Homer Hunt, and Albert Parker. The film, that has 5 reels, was released on April 30, 1917, by Artcraft Pictures.

Plot

Teddy is young man who drowns his sorrows in strong drink after being jilted by his girl. His drunkenness gets him thrown in jail, where he falls in love with the jailer's daughter, Janie. When released, the young man tries everything to get back into the jail - though when he is mistaken for an anarchist bomber, he finds himself facing not just jail, but execution.

Cast

as Teddy Rutherford *

as Janie Dubb * Walter Walker as Sheriff Dubb *

as Amos Jennings *Helen Greene as Pacifica Jennings *Homer Hunt as Henry Pinchit * Albert Parker as Jerry *

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as Quenton Auburn *Ada Gilman as Teddy's Mother *Frank Lalor as Pinkie *Betty Tyrel as The Nurse *

W. C. Robinson Walter Charles Robinson (April 22, 1873 – July 13, 1942) was an American actor of the silent era. Biography Robinson was born on April 22, 1873, in Manhattan, New York City, to James H. Robinson and Emma Holzlander. He appeared in more than ...

as The Trustee *

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as Officer (uncredited)

Preservation status

A print of ''In Again, Out Again'' is preserved by the

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, New York.

Reception

Paul Grant writing for ''Photoplay'', praised the thematic depth of the Emerson-Loos productions and, comparing them with Balzac's Comédie Humaine, stated that, for instance, "while you laugh at ''In Again, Out Again'' you laugh also at the Pacifists".

References

External links

* 1917 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1917 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by John Emerson American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films English-language comedy films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub