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The Bell Boy (1918)

Directed by


Starring
Roscoe Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Bellboy, barber
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton
Bellboy
Al St. John Al St. John
Desk Clerk
Alice Lake Alice Lake
Cutie Cuticle, manicurist
Joe Keaton Joe Keaton
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A good movie

3 months, 2 weeks ago at Jan 9 20:10
To be honest, I have to admit that I don’t know much about Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle’s work so I was quite glad to discover his work after all these years. In fact, Arbuckle was quite a huge star at the time but his career was completely derailed by some scandal at the beginning of the 20’s. Anyway, it was in fact the 2nd short I saw with this guy and, even though I enjoyed more ‘The Garage’... read more
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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.
Release date: 18 March 1918
UPC: 738329020422
Tags: Silent (3), 1918 (3), Comedy (2), Short (2), 1910s (1)
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johanlefourbe added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago
1001 Movies ... my own version (1910's) (9 movies items)

" Notes: It was in fact the 2nd short I saw with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle and, even though I enjoyed more ‘The Garage’, it was pretty good as well though. Above all, it was pretty cool to see Arbuckle working again with Buster Keaton. Indeed, Arbuckle was actually the one who helped Keaton launching his career and this short was one of the earliest movies starring Keaton which was of course really neat. Coming back on the movie itself, sure, it was pretty entertaining and some of the gags were "


johanlefourbe added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago
1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: It was in fact the 2nd short I saw with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle and, even though I enjoyed more ‘The Garage’, it was pretty good as well though. Above all, it was pretty cool to see Arbuckle working again with Buster Keaton. Indeed, Arbuckle was actually the one who helped Keaton launching his career and this short was one of the earliest movies starring Keaton which was of course really neat. Coming back on the movie itself, sure, it was pretty entertaining and some of the gags were "


johanlefourbe posted a review 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A good movie

“To be honest, I have to admit that I don’t know much about Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle’s work so I was quite glad to discover his work after all these years. In fact, Arbuckle was quite a huge star at the time but his career was completely derailed by some scandal at the beginning of the 20’s. Anyway, it was in fact the 2nd short I saw with this guy and, even though I enjoyed more ‘The Garage’, it was pretty good as well though. Above all, it was pretty cool to see Arbuckle working again with Buster Keaton. Indeed, Arbuckle was actually the one who helped Keaton launching his career and this short was one of the earliest movies starring Keaton which was of course really neat. Coming back on the movie itself, sure, it was pretty entertaining and some of the gags were really funny but th” read more

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"THE BELL BOYReleased: 18 March 1918 (33 minutes) Directed by: Roscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleCharacter: BELLBOYFatty uses his barbering skills to give a hotel guest a variety of new looks, a pretty manicurist catches his eye when she arrives from New York, and a desire to look like a hero sees him come up with a plan to foil a robbery.HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2 TOTAL: 4"


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" Bellboy/Barber"


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" Role: Desk Clerk"


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" Role: Cutie Cuticle, Manicurist"


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