# The Bell Hop

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{{short description|1921 film}}
{{other uses|Bellhop (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = The Bell Hop
| image	         = The Bell Hop FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [Larry Semon](/source/Larry_Semon)<br>[Norman Taurog](/source/Norman_Taurog)
| producer       = Larry Semon<br>Albert E. Smith
| writer         = Larry Semon<br>Norman Taurog
| starring       = [Oliver Hardy](/source/Oliver_Hardy)
| cinematography = [Hans F. Koenekamp](/source/H._F._Koenekamp)
| editing        = 
| distributor    = [Vitagraph Company of America](/source/Vitagraph_Company_of_America)
| released       = {{film date|1921|9|18}}
| runtime        = 20 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = [Silent](/source/Silent_film) (English [intertitle](/source/intertitle)s)
}}

'''''The Bell Hop''''' is a 1921 American [silent](/source/silent_film) [comedy film](/source/comedy_film)  directed by [Larry Semon](/source/Larry_Semon) and [Norman Taurog](/source/Norman_Taurog) and featuring [Oliver Hardy](/source/Oliver_Hardy).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSa-fqnL7iIC&q=%22The+Bell+Hop%22+%22Larry+Semon%22&pg=PA136|title=The Funny Parts: A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags|first=Anthony|last=Balducci|date=January 10, 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786488933|access-date=April 2, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=InrXCgAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Bell+Hop%22+%22Larry+Semon%22&pg=PA213|title=Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography|first=Claudia|last=Sassen|date=October 15, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786498222|access-date=April 2, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQb43bzF91QC&q=%22The+Bell+Hop%22+%22Larry+Semon%22&pg=PA80|title=Aviators in Early Hollywood|first=Shawna|last=Kelly|date=April 2, 2019|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738559025|access-date=April 2, 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [Larry Semon](/source/Larry_Semon) as The bellhop
* [Oliver Hardy](/source/Oliver_Hardy) as Hotel manager (as Babe Hardy)
* [Frank Alexander](/source/Frank_Alexander_(actor)) as A government official
* [Al Thompson](/source/Al_Thompson)
* Pete Gordon
* [Norma Nichols](/source/Norma_Nichols) as A maid
* [William Hauber](/source/William_Hauber) as Hotel detective
* Walter Wilkinson as Little boy

==See also==
* [List of American films of 1921](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1921)

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|The Bell Hop}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0011958|title=The Bell Hop}}

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Category:1921 films
Category:1921 short films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Larry Semon
Category:Short films directed by Norman Taurog
Category:1921 comedy films
Category:American silent comedy short films
Category:1921 American films
Category:1921 English-language films
Category:English-language comedy short films

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