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The Bell Boy (1918) -- 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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Writers:
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (screenplay)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (story)
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Release Date:
18 March 1918 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Plot:
At the Elk's Head Hotel bellhops torment the lobby, each other and guests. The elevator is powered by a stubborn horse... more | add synopsis
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Two Great Comics in Fine Form more

Cast

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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ... Bellboy, barber

Buster Keaton ... Bellboy
Al St. John ... Desk Clerk
Alice Lake ... Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
Joe Keaton ... Guest
Charles Dudley ... Guest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
33 min | Spain:20 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Spain:T | USA:Not Rated

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Featured in Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) more

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Two Great Comics in Fine Form, 7 August 2001
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

'Fatty' and Buster are both in fine form in this short feature. It has a couple slow stretches, and many of the scenes are only loosely connected, but it more than makes up for that with some great sequences. The duo of great comics are working as bellboys in a hotel, and they get involved in quite a few scrapes in just half an hour. There are a couple of great gadgets in the hotel that remind you of some of Keaton's later short features, and they get a lot of mileage from them. Watch also for a funny scene where 'Fatty' fills in as a barber. This is old-fashioned manic slapstick, quite unrefined, but if you're a fan of Arbuckle and/or Keaton, it's great stuff.

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