Number, Please?

1920

Comedy, short, Silent

From IMDb: While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. Then, the girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent. Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, and Roy Brooks

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Number, Please? is a 1920 in film American short subject comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.

Plot

While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man (Lloyd) sees the girl (Mildred Davis) with her new boyfriend (Roy Brooks). When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. The girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent. The girl's new boyfriend races to her house to get the mother's permission, while the young man tries to telephone her. The young man faces crowded phone booths, gossiping operators, a crying baby and other obstacles in his effort to reach the mother first. Racing back to the girl, the two suitors bump into one another and a pickpocket who has just robbed the girl of her purse. The boy is mistaken for the pickpocket and must elude various policemen on his way back to meet the girl.

Cast

Harold Lloyd - The Boy
Mildred Davis - The Girl
Roy Brooks - The Rival

Category:1920s comedy films
Category:1920 films
Category:American comedy films
Category:American silent short films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Category:Films directed by Hal Roach
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles, California
Category:Pathé Exchange films

Hal Roach