Police

Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

Comedy

Charlie Chaplin

(Charlie, Convict 999)

Edna Purviance

(Daughter of the House)

Wesley Ruggles

(Jailbird and Thief)

James T. Kelley

(Drunk with Pockets Picked / Second Flophouse Customer)

Leo White

(Fruitseller / Flop House Manager / Policeman)

John Rand

(Policeman at House)

Fred Goodwins

(Honest Preacher / Policeman with Monocle)

Billy Armstrong

(Crooked Preacher / Second Cop)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

(First Flophouse Customer)

Bud Jamison

(Third Flophouse Customer)

Paddy McGuire

(Fifth Flophouse Customer)

George Cleethorpe

(Policeman at Station with Moustache)