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The Poor Fish
(1924) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Leo McCarey

Cast: Charley Chase [Jimmie Jump], Beth Darlington [Jimmie’s wife], Sammy Brooks [the balloon man], ‘Tonnage’ Martin Wolfkeil [the big salesman], Jules Mendel [the man from the water board], Olive Borden, William Gillespie, Katherine Grant, [?] ? [Jimmie’s mother-in-law]

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathécomedy]. / Produced by Hal Roach. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 7 December 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot 19-25 September 1924.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 27 August 2025.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.