Description: DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JEWEL CARMEN, HOWARD GAYE, LILLIAN LANGDON. AN ARTIST, LONG ON TALENT BUT SHORT ON FUNDS (HE CAN DRAW EVERYTHING BUT A SALARY). WHEN HE GETS NOWHERE WITH THE GIRL HE LOVES, HE HUNTS UP A PROFESSIONAL ASSASSIN NAMED "AUTOMATIC JOE" TO DO HIM IN - AND THEN HIS FORTUNES CHANGE. HIS PAINTINGS START TO SELL, HIS LOVE IS REQUITED, AND ON TOP OF IT ALL HE INHERITS A MILLION DOLLARS. BUT HE CAN'T FIND AUTOMATIC JOE TO CALL THE CONTRACT OFF! FROM HERE ON THE FILM IS DEVOTED TO THE ACROBATICS & ACTION WHICH MADE FAIRBANKS FAMOUS: RACES IN CARS, CLIMBS OVER BUILDINGS, ETC. THE ARTIST ASSUMES ALL KINDS OF DISGUISES TO AVOID HIS HIRED KILLER. BUT ON HIS WEDDING DAY, AUTOMATIC JOE ARRIVES WITH RICE & IT LOOKS AS IF THE HONEYMOON WILL BA A SHORT ONE.
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