Bumping Into Broadway

Bumping Into Broadway

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1919-11-02
Genre:Comedy
Duration:25 min
Director:Hal Roach
Actors:Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Helen Gilmore, Noah Young
Production:Rolin Films

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.

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