Bumping Into Broadway

Nov 2, 1919

0h 25m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Rolin Films

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Cast

The Boy

Harold Lloyd

The Girl

Bebe Daniels

The Musical Comedy's Director

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

'Bearcat' the Landlady

Helen Gilmore

The Bearcat's Bouncer

Noah Young

Fred C. Newmeyer

Charles Stevenson

Sammy Brooks

Desperate Spinster / Bouncer at Stage Door (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

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