The Pest (1922)
Stan is Jimmy Smith, a salesman who is trying hard to pitch his Napoleon book to an uninterested customer as they stand in front of some iron gates. When an elderly gentleman approaches the two men he uses sign language to communicate to the 'customer' and they leave together. This is when Stan sees the sign for the Deaf & Dumb Institute that his subject was standing in front of. An elderly lady then walks out of the gates and Stan uses sign language in an attempt to talk to her. Of course, she is not deaf or dumb and gives him some verbal abuse for assuming so.
- Date of release
- 1922-12-03
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Gilbert M. Anderson
Casting
- Stan Laurel — Jimmy Smith
- Glen Cavender — The landlord
- Vera Reynolds — The poor tenant
- Mae Laurel — A woman in court
- Joy Winthrop — The pest
Interesting facts
The Pest is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel as Jimmy Smith, who is going door to door hoping to sell copies of a book about Napoleon Bonaparte. He encounters a young woman who will be evicted from her house unless she agrees to marry the landlord. He vows to get the money she needs.
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