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The Bell Boy ()

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At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse. A sham robbery turns into a real one. And there is a chase on a runaway trolley.
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Bellboy, barber
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Bellboy
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Desk Clerk
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Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle

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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ... (screenplay)
 
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ... (story)

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Elgin Lessley
George Peters

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Herbert Warren

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Joseph M. Schenck ... presenter

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Taglines Watch them make Things Fly in the Sleepy Village of Ouchgosh. (Print Ad-Mansfield Shield, ((Mansfield, Ohio)) 4 May 1918) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Fatty groom (France)
  • El botones (Spain)
  • 大堂服务生 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Коридорный (Russia)
  • Hotelový poslícek (Slovakia)
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Trivia One of the few films in which Buster Keaton smiles. See more »
Goofs In the "elevator malfunction" scene, the elevator, three sections of the elevator cable, and the horse pulling the cable move or remain stable independently of each other. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987). See more »
Quotes Title Card: Ouchgosh's finest: The Elk's Head Hotel - First Class prices. Third Class service.
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