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The Chief Cook (1917)
Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Comedy · 25m
The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is addressing three members of staff: the cook, the waiter and the bellboy. It is obvious from their reactions, particularly the cook (Leo White) that whatever was said did not go down too well. His animated arms knock down the man standing behind him repeatedly until all three servants simultaneously quit. They storm off into the adjoining kitchen where a slavery maid (Blanche White) is on the floor scrubbing the floor. The men all trip over her, moan briefly and then leave.
Cast
Billy West
The Star Boarder
Bud Ross
Boggs (as Budd Ross)
Oliver Hardy
Babe (as Babe Hardy)
J
Joe Cohen
Leo White
Ham
B
Blanche White
Maggie
P
Polly Bailey
(as Polly Van)
E
Ethelyn Gibson
The soubrette (as Ethlyn Gibson)
E
Ellen Burford
Dolly
J
Joe Bordeaux
Hotel ex-employee
F
Florence McLaughlin
Hotel Guest
Crew
- Director
- Arvid E. Gillstrom
- Writer
- Rex Taylor
- Director of Photography
- Herman Obrock Jr.
- Producer
- Louis Burstein
Details
- Release date
- 1917-09-30
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- XX
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- King Bee Studios