Bumping Into Broadway

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Bumping Into Broadway

1919

0h 25m

6.9(29 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Harold Lloyd

The Boy

Bebe Daniels

The Girl

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

The Musical Comedy's Director

Helen Gilmore

'Bearcat' the Landlady

Noah Young

The Bearcat's Bouncer

Fred C. Newmeyer

Charles Stevenson

Sammy Brooks

Gus Leonard

Desperate Spinster / Bouncer at Stage Door (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Hal Roach
Written by: H.M. Walker
Produced by: Hal Roach

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