The City Slicker

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The City Slicker
Directed by Gilbert Pratt
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring Harold Lloyd
Release date
  • June 2, 1918 (1918-06-02)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

The City Slicker is a 1918 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Prints of the film survive in the film archive of the Library of Congress. [1]

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Plot

Harold arrives in the backward town of Punkville by train to answer a classified ad offering employment for an eager young man who can modernize an antiquated hotel. Within a short time Harold has modernized the inn, including having rooms where the furniture. beds, telephones and bathtubs emerge from the walls. Bebe arrives at the hotel accompanied by her somewhat overbearing mother. Harold is attracted to her and helps her thwart and unwanted and much older suitor.

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The City Slicker". Silent Era. Retrieved April 3, 2010.