The Pest (1922 film)
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.[1]
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| Directed by | Broncho Billy Anderson |
| Produced by | Broncho Billy Anderson |
| Starring | Stan Laurel |
| Cinematography | Irving G. Ries |
| Distributed by | Metro Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Jimmy Smith
- Glen Cavender as The landlord
- Vera Reynolds as The poor tenant
- Joy Winthrop as The pest
- Mae Laurel as A woman in court
See also
- List of American films of 1922
- Mixed Nuts (1922) film using footage from The Pest and Nuts in May (1917)
References
- "The Pest". Silent Era. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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