You’re Fired (1919)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1919-06-08
Director: James Cruze
Writers: O. Henry , Clara Genevieve Kennedy
Language: None
Stars: Wallace Reid , Wanda Hawley , Henry Woodward , Theodore Roberts , Lillian Mason , Herbert Prior , Raymond Hatton , William Lesta
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Amerikansk frieri (Denmark) , You're Fired , Le hallebardier (France, French Republic) , You're Fired (United States of America) , Ett amerikanskt frieri (Sweden) , ¡Queda usted despedido! (Spain)
Plot: Railroad magnate Gordon Rogers agrees to allow his daughter, Helen, to marry wealthy idler Billy Deering, Jr., but only if the latter can hold the same job for one month. Billy is hired for an array of jobs, including office clerk and xylophone player, but always quits just before being fired. He then finds work in a restaurant where he is required to dress as a knight in armor and pose as a statue. On one occasion, Gordon, Helen, and Billy's romantic rival, Tom, enter the restaurant, and Billy is nearly fired when Helen recognizes him. Meanwhile, Gordon plans to merge one of his railroads with a company that is in a dispute with Tom's uncle, an unprincipled financier. Acting on the promise of a generous cash reward, Tom is determined to steal documents relating to the merger. Billy manages to stay at his job for thirty days, and in the process, exposes Tom's scheme, winning Gordon's consent to marry Helen.
IMDB:tt0010929