- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1912-07-25
- Director: Mack Sennett
- Writers: N/A
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Mack Sennett , Kate Bruce , Fred Mace , William J. Butler , Jack Pickford , Henry Lehrman , Charles West , Edward Dillon , J. Jiquel Lanoe , Sylvia Ashton
- Runtime: min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Would-Be Shriner (United States of America) , The Would-Be Shriner
- Plot: Hank Hopkins is a "rube" of the most extreme type, and on the morning of the great Shrine Parade in Los Angeles, he is met by a couple of friends, practical jokers, who make him believe that they can effect his participating in the grand pageant. He telephones his wife to be on the grandstand to see him march by. Mrs. Hopkins receives a great disappointment, but it is slight to what Hank receives when he attempts to get into line.
- IMDB:tt0229855
The Would-Be Shriner Cast · · · ALL
Mack Sennett
Director
Mack Sennett
Hank Hopkins
Kate Bruce
Hank Hopkins' Wife
Fred Mace
On Street
William J. Butler
On Street
Jack Pickford
Parade Bystander
Charles West
Club Member
Edward Dillon
Policeman
J. Jiquel Lanoe
Asylum Director