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The City Slicker

The City Slicker

1918Short⏱️ 12mNot Rated
ComedyShort
6
IMDB Rating
280 votes

Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.

Director
Gilbert Pratt
Writers
N/A
Stars
Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels
Release Date
June 2, 1918
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
as Harold
'Snub' Pollard
'Snub' Pollard
as Snub the bell boy
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
as The Girl
Helen Gilmore
Helen Gilmore
as Girl's Mother
William Blaisdell
William Blaisdell
as Bebe's rejected suitor
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Gus Alexander
👤
Sammy Brooks
Lige Conley
Lige Conley
👤
Billy Fay
as Hotel manager
William Gillespie
William Gillespie

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Rolin Films

🏷️ Keywords

hotelcheckersplaying checkerscattrain

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Harold Lloyd still in search of a persona
by planktonrules2007-06-22
5/10

"Up until the 1920s, Harold Lloyd was not an especially memorable in his comedy shorts, though few of these many films exist today. What does exist lacks the charm and gentleness that came to be his trademark. In THE CITY SLICKER, we do see Harold with his trademark glasses, hat and suit, but the look still lacked style and substance. Here he comes to a small town in order to modernize a hotel. While some of the gags here were pretty good, none were especially memorable. Typical for these older Lloyd films, Snub Pollard is along for the ride and you can't help but compare the many time-sav..."

📖 Synopsis

Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.