Asleep at the Switch

1923

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Billy Armstrong, Madeline Hurlock, Kewpie Morgan, Bud Ross, Ben Turpin, and Cameo the Dog in Asleep at the Switch (1923)

Move over, Ben Turpin--the dog is the star of this partially lost film, smoking, drinking, playing checkers and other fine tricks in the fragment which remains.Move over, Ben Turpin--the dog is the star of this partially lost film, smoking, drinking, playing checkers and other fine tricks in the fragment which remains.Move over, Ben Turpin--the dog is the star of this partially lost film, smoking, drinking, playing checkers and other fine tricks in the fragment which remains.

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- Roy Del Ruth
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6.5/10

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Director
- Roy Del Ruth
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Ben Turpin

The Station Agent

Kewpie Morgan

The Baggage Smasher

Madeline Hurlock

The Saleslady

Billy Armstrong

The Traveling Salesman

Margaret Cloud

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Andy Clyde

The Bearded Man
(uncredited)

Cameo the Dog

Cameo
(uncredited)

Teddy the Dog

Teddy
(uncredited)

Cecille Evans

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Sunshine Hart

The Fat Woman
(uncredited)

Fanny Kelly

Minor Role
(uncredited)

Gordon Lewis

The Small Man
(uncredited)

Marvin Loback

The Fat Man
(uncredited)

Bud Ross

The Imbiber with the Dog
(uncredited)

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planktonrules

It's so severely truncated that the dog will never earn the stardom he deserves!

Ben Turpin works at a railroad station. There a lot of weird stuff occurs. The weirdest involve a strange cigar salesman and, especially, the antics of a doggy. The problem is that the movie switchest from the station to suddenly seeing Turpin chasing a train and then suddenly it all ends. It's completely disjoint and nonsensical (unintentionally so).

"Asleep at the Switch" is a Ben Turpin film that is currently posted on YouTube. Unfortunately, while the film has some wonderful moments, it's so heavily truncated that I don't recommend you watch it. Should a longer and better version be available, watch it...it really has some lovely moments and, believe it or not, most of the best scenes involve the talented dog!