Wallace Reid stars as a wealthy ne'er-do-well who wants to marry Wanda Hawley, but her big shot father (Theodore Roberts) won't have an idler as a son-in-law. So he makes Reid a bet. If Reid can get a job and not be fired for 30 days, he'll agree to the marriage. Sounds easy, huh? A subplot has fellow suitor (Henry Woodward) in league against Roberts' big upcoming business merger and so hires some thugs to break into his safe and steal some important papers.
Anyway, the thrust of the story has Reid getting a series of jobs. First up he's hired on as a typist and given a stack of letters to respond to. Of course he can't type but he bails before he can be fired. Next up he's hired as a xylophone player in night-club band ... he causes mayhem and and again bails before he can be fired.
Finally he gets a job wearing a suit of armor at a snooty restaurant where Hawley, Roberts, and Woodward are dining. Somehow Reid gets the papers from the thugs and saves the day after causing mayhem in the restaurant. But just as he is about to be fired, a grateful Roberts stalls the owner for 30 seconds until the bet is off and Reid succeeds in not being fired before midnight of the 30th day.
Running 40 minutes, it seems that at least 10 minutes is missing, maybe a chunk of the opening reel and bits and pieces here and there. The Russian intertitles don't help.
Co-stars Lillian Mason as the society matron, Raymond Hatton as the band leader, William Lesta as the restaurant owner. Directed by James Cruze. Reid is breezy and funny and Hawley is a very pretty leading lady.
Anyway, the thrust of the story has Reid getting a series of jobs. First up he's hired on as a typist and given a stack of letters to respond to. Of course he can't type but he bails before he can be fired. Next up he's hired as a xylophone player in night-club band ... he causes mayhem and and again bails before he can be fired.
Finally he gets a job wearing a suit of armor at a snooty restaurant where Hawley, Roberts, and Woodward are dining. Somehow Reid gets the papers from the thugs and saves the day after causing mayhem in the restaurant. But just as he is about to be fired, a grateful Roberts stalls the owner for 30 seconds until the bet is off and Reid succeeds in not being fired before midnight of the 30th day.
Running 40 minutes, it seems that at least 10 minutes is missing, maybe a chunk of the opening reel and bits and pieces here and there. The Russian intertitles don't help.
Co-stars Lillian Mason as the society matron, Raymond Hatton as the band leader, William Lesta as the restaurant owner. Directed by James Cruze. Reid is breezy and funny and Hawley is a very pretty leading lady.