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Billy Blazes, Esq.

Billy Blazes, Esq.

1919Short⏱️ 12mPassed
ShortComedyWestern
6.1
IMDB Rating
997 votes

Billy Blazes confronts Crooked Charley, who has been ruling the town of Peaceful Vale through fear and violence.

Director
Hal Roach
Writers
Hal Roach, H.M. Walker
Stars
Harold Lloyd, 'Snub' Pollard, Bebe Daniels
Release Date
July 6, 1919
Language
None
Country
United States
💬 12
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd
as Billy Blazes
'Snub' Pollard
'Snub' Pollard
as Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
as Nell
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Sammy Brooks
as Townsman
👤
Billy Fay
👤
James Fitzgerald
as Waiter
👤
Max Hamburger
as Townsman
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Estelle Harrison
as Townswoman summoning Gun Shy
Lew Harvey
Lew Harvey
as Gunfighting Townsman
Wally Howe
Wally Howe
as Old Pierre

🎬 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

slapstick comedywestern spoofbullets fired at someone's feetforced to dancekidnapped woman

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

BILLY BLAZES, ESQ. (Hal Roach, 1919) **1/2
by Bunuel19762006-12-18
6/10

"Harold Lloyd parodies the William S. Hart stoic Western hero prototype, resulting in an interesting one-reeler rather than an uproarious one; the later and somewhat similar AN EASTERN WESTERNER (1920) is, however, a superior effort because it was fitted to the star's typical formula. Bebe Daniels is once again the heroine/damsel in distress (she made a staggering 146 shorts with Lloyd according to the IMDb - apparently, only a handful of these have survived to make it into New Line's DVD collection devoted to the comic genius!). Incidentally, I had first come across BILLY BLAZES, ES..."

💡 Did You Know?

At this point in his career, Harold Lloyd had been turning out one-reel shorts at the rate of one every 1-2 weeks for nearly two years.

📖 Synopsis

Billy Blazes confronts Crooked Charley, who has been ruling the town of Peaceful Vale through fear and violence.