The Mayor of Filbert
“As it turns out, the real Mayor Schmidt isn't dead. Complications ensue.”
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Plot
Corrupt saloonkeeper and mayor Johnson Schmidt hits his head during a reform conference, leading activists to mistakenly believe he is dead. Finding a down-and-out stranger named Charles Smith who looks identical to Schmidt, the group gets him to pose as the mayor. The real Schmidt survives with amnesia, while Smith falls in love and reforms after saving a woman from a brawl. Henchmen accidentally shoot the real Schmidt upon his return, revealing the two men are twin brothers; Smith wins the next election and marries.
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Cast
Jack Richardson
Mayor Johnson Schmidt
Belle Bennett
Mollie Vaughn
J. Barney Sherry
Dr. Loring
Ben Alexander
Carroll
George C. Pearce
Royal Denman
Wilbur Higby
Roger Taft
William Dyer
Mike McCarthy
Joseph Singleton
Jim Grimes
Millicent Fisher
Mrs. Grimes
Louise Lester
Belle Glover
Olga Grey
Miss Greta Schwartz
Walter Perkins
Dan Mulligan
Louis Durham
Officer Burns
Grace Parker
Carolyn Howard