The City Slicker

The City Slicker

The City Slicker

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The City Slicker

1918

0h 12m

5.2(10 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Harold Lloyd

Harold

Harold Lloyd

Acting

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Snub / The Bell Boy / The Cook

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Acting

Bebe Daniels

The Girl

Bebe Daniels

Acting

Helen Gilmore

Girl's Mother

Helen Gilmore

Acting

William Blaisdell

Bebe's rejected suitor

William Blaisdell

Acting

Gus Alexander

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Sammy Brooks

Unknown Role

Sammy Brooks

Acting

Lige Conley

(as Lige Cromley)

Lige Conley

Acting

Billy Fay

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

William Gillespie

Unknown Role

William Gillespie

Acting

Wally Howe

Unknown Role

Wally Howe

Acting

Dee Lampton

Driver

Dee Lampton

Acting

Gus Leonard

Old man playing checkers

Gus Leonard

Acting

Charles Stevenson

(as Charles E. Stevenson)

Charles Stevenson

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