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  Norma Nichols and Larry Semon (right).
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The Bell Hop
Also known as {The Bellhop}
(1921) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog

Cast: Larry Semon [the bell hop], Babe Hardy (Oliver Hardy) [the hotel manager], Frank Alexander [a government official], Bill Hauber (William Hauber) [the hotel detective], Al Thompson, Pete Gordon; Norma Nichols [a maid], Walter Wilkinson [the little boy]

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / Scenario by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog. Photographed (cinematography) by H. Koenekamp (Hans F. Koenekamp). Presented by Albert E. Smith. / © 1921 by The Vitagraph Company of America. Released [?] 12 August 1921 or 18 September 1921? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Cats, Dogs - Hotels: Bellhops - Ink - Labor: Painters

Listing updated: 9 May 2021.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Braff-Short n. 1617; Weaver-Twenty p. 319 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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