The Chicken in the Case

The Chicken in the Case
Directed by	Victor Heerman
Written by	Sarah Y. Mason Victor Heerman
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Owen Moore Vivia Ogden Teddy Sampson
Production company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	January 1921 (1921-01)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Chicken in the Case is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Heerman and starring Owen Moore, Vivia Ogden and Teddy Sampson.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Steve Perkins decides to borrow Winnie, the newly acquired wife of his roommate Percival, in order to meet his Aunt Sarah's wishes and receive his inheritance sooner. The aunt is so impressed with Winifred that she leaves the money in the name of the framed-up wife. Aunty, however, runs into Winifred and her real husband Percy together and becomes suspicious. She then stumbles upon suspicious circumstantial evidence and, after various humorous complications during which Steve marries someone else, the scheme unravels, Steve confesses to the hoax, and it all comes out right.

Cast

• Owen Moore as Steve Perkins
• Vivia Ogden as Aunt Sarah
• Teddy Sampson as Winnie Jones
• Edgar Nelson as Percival Jones
• Katherine Perry as Ruth Whitman
• Linus Aaberg as Maj. Whitman

References

1. Munden p. 123
2. "Tried and Proven Pictures: The Chicken in the Case". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 31. April 19, 1924. Retrieved November 14, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• The Chicken in the Case at IMDb