How does A Clever Dummy end?

In the final act ("The Dressing Room Heist"): Ben steals a wad of bills, immediately triggering a frantic chase. The pursuit escalates across the backstage area and onto the stage, culminating in a confrontation.

A Clever Dummy (1917) — AI Story Visualization

Name: A Clever Dummy
Genre: comedy
Released: 1917
Rating: 5

Plot Analysis Summary

A janitor disguises himself as a mechanical dummy to pursue his romantic interest, leading to a backstage theft and frantic chase.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Janitor's Devotion

The Mechanical Disguise

The Vaudeville Arrival

The Dressing Room Heist

An inventor and his assistant build a robot that looks like their janitor, and everyone tries to profit off the invention.

Directed by

Herman C. Raymaker

Key Cast

Ben Turpin — A Romantic Janitor
Chester Conklin — A Playful Property Man
Wallace Beery — Patrick Cohen - a Vaudeville Manager
Juanita Hansen — A Leading Lady
Claire Anderson — Tinker's Daughter - An Object of Affection

Rating: 5/10 (3 votes)