Bumping Into Broadway (1919)
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.
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
Bumping into Broadway is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the UCLA Film and Television Archive. This film is notable as Lloyd's first two-reeler featuring his "glasses" character.
Background
Bumping into Broadway was the first of a nine two-reel picture deal Harold Lloyd made with Pathé Exchange in April 1919. And even though Pathé was eager to release his first two-reel comedy featuring the "glasses" character, the company wanted to release all of the remaining one-reelers first.
When the film was finally released in November 1919, it was met with great fanfare, partially due to the recent publicity surrounding its star after a prop bomb exploded during a photo shoot, damaging his eyes and severing his right thumb and forefinger. Miraculously, Lloyd managed to fully regain his eyesight and was able to attend the premiere of Bumping into Broadway in New York City.
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