He Comes Up Smiling

He Comes Up Smiling is a 1918 American comedy film produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks and directed by Allan Dwan.

As described in a film magazine, the principle duty of bank clerk Jerry Martin is to care for the bank presidents pet canary. The bird escapes and Jerry starts in pursuit. In a chase that takes him far afield, Jerry meets a hobo and decides to give up his bank job. Baron Bean Montana, another hobo, becomes his valet, but they desert Jerry when he is taking a bath and steal his clothes. He finds a suit belonging to William Batchelor MacQuarrie, a broker who is cooling off at a pool, and with the brokers business cards he passes himself off as Batchelor. He meets John Bartlett Campeau and his daughter Billie Daw and promptly falls in love. Her father is also a stock broker who has been nicked by Batchelor. An attempt is made to corner the market while Jerry is being entertained, but he foils the plotters, falls heir to a fortune, and wins the love of Billie.

Source: Wikipedia