The Politician's Love Story
Feb 21 1909
•0h 7m
•Comedy, Romance, Drama
A haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist. On discovering the cartoonist is a pretty woman, he falls instantly in love and wastes no time in trying to woo her.
Cast
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Mack Sennett
Boss Tim Crogan
Marion Leonard
Peters - the Cartoonist
Herbert Prior
Crogan's Friend
Linda Arvidson
Woman - Third Couple
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