The Bell Boy

IMDb link: 0008874
IMDb rating: 6.6 (1,629 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Short
Director: Buster Keaton, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Cast: Al St. John, Alice Lake and others

Release date: 18 Mar 1918
Release year: 1918
Runtime: 33 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: grigori rasputin character, reference to ulysses s. grant, reference to abraham lincoln, romantic rivals, burglars, bag full of money, foiled robbery, jumping from one moving vehicle to another, comedy duo, horse and trolley

Plot:

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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