The Bell Hop
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - The Bell Hop
OR:
The Bell Hop on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

''The Bell Hop'' is a 1921 American silent
comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Larry Semon Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
and
Norman Taurog Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Skippy'' (1931). He i ...
and featuring Oliver Hardy.


Cast

*
Larry Semon Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
as The bellhop * Oliver Hardy as Hotel manager (as Babe Hardy) * Frank Alexander as A government official * Al Thompson * Pete Gordon *
Norma Nichols Norma Nichols (January 7, 1894 – November 27, 1989) was an American silent film actress. She appeared in 42 films between 1914 and 1922. She appeared in several of Larry Semon's films. She was the sister of actress Marguerite Nichols who marr ...
as A maid *
William Hauber William Hauber (May 20, 1891 – July 17, 1929) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1913 and 1928. He was born in Brownsville, Minnesota, and died in California in a plane crash during aerial scouting for f ...
as Hotel detective * Walter Wilkinson as Little boy


See also

*
List of American films of 1921 A list of American films released in 1921. In the years before, during and since World War I several major studios based in Hollywood had come to dominate American film production including Paramount, Fox, Universal, Vitagraph, Gold ...


References


External links

* 1921 films 1921 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Larry Semon Films directed by Norman Taurog 1921 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub