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Edgar is called upon by his mother to execute a disagreeable errand, has to mind his troublesome younger brother, and runs away.
Cast
Lucille Ricksen, Buddy Messinger, Edward Peil Jr., Nick Cogley, John Cossar, Cordelia Callahan, Kenneth Earl, Marie Dunn, Lucretia Harris, Virginia Madison, Frederick Moore, Virginia Peil
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