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When Ambrose Dared Walrus
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Walter Wright

Cast: Mack Swain [Ambrose], Chester Conklin [Walrus, manager of the Walrus Hotel], [?] Vivian Edwards? [Nimble, Ambrose’s wife], [?] Billie Brockwell? [Walrus’s wife], [?] Estelle Allen? [Mrs. Walrus’s friend], [?] ? [Mr. Cinder, the insurance agent], Josef Swickard [an insurance customer], Frank Alexander [a fireman], [?] Billie Bennett? [a hotel guest], [?] Louise Fazenda? [a hotel guest], [?] Billy Gilbert?

The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Scenario by Walter Wright. / Released 12 July 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Fire Insurance Story. [?] Completed or shipped? on 19 June 1915.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 30 January 2015.

References: Film viewing : Lahue-Kops p. 154; Lahue-Mack p. 300 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.