The City Slicker(1918)
Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.
Movie: The City Slicker
Top 10 Billed Cast
Harold
Snub / The Bell Boy / The Cook
The Girl
Girl's Mother
Bebe's rejected suitor
(as Lige Cromley)
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Our hero gets a job at a hotel in the country and proceeds to introduce some changes, installing gadgets and time-saving devices.
Release Date
1918-06-02
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