The Bell Boy (1918)
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- Not Rated
- 33min
- Short, Comedy
- 18 Mar 1918 (USA)
- Short
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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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... |
Bellboy, barber
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Buster Keaton | ... |
Bellboy
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Al St. John | ... |
Desk Clerk
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Alice Lake | ... |
Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
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Joe Keaton | ... |
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Charles Dudley | ... |
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Directed by
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle |
Written by
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... | (screenplay) |
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | ... | (story) |
Cinematography by
Elgin Lessley | ||
George Peters |
Editing by
Herbert Warren |
Additional Crew
Joseph M. Schenck | ... | presenter |
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- Paramount Pictures (1918) (United States) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- FilmAnnex (2006) (World-wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Andrés Vicente Gómez Montero (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
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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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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
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 » |
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Title Card:
Ouchgosh's finest: The Elk's Head Hotel - First Class prices. Third Class service. See more » |