The Pest (1917)
- Directed by
- Arvid E. Gillstrom
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A clumsy man posing as Charlie Chaplin bothers hotel guests. He gets into trouble when he stumbles into a bride's room and her jealous husband starts looking for her.
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What happens
The Pest (a.k.a. The Freeloader) is a 1917 American 2-reel silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Plot: Charlie Chaplin impersonator Billy West annoys hotel guests, naively ending up in a compromising situation with a pajama-clad bride while her jealous husband, Babe Hardy, searches for her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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