Billy Blazes Esq Directed By Hal Roach

Billy Blazes, Esq.Directed byHal RoachWritten byH.M. WalkerProduced byHal RoachStarringHarold LloydCinematographyWalter LundinDistributed byPathé ExchangeRelease date July 6, 1919 Running time13 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent English intertitles Billy Blazes, Esq. is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film was a parody of Westerns of the time. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute.[1] Plot summaryThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2023) CastHarold Lloyd as Billy BlazesBebe Daniels as NellSnub Pollard as Sheriff 'Gun Shy' Gallagher (as Harry Pollard)Sammy BrooksBilly FayNoah Young (uncredited) PlotIn the misnamed western hamlet of Peaceful Vale, where gun play is commonplace, there has not been a murder in 20 minutes. The father and daughter co-proprietors of a local saloon are harassed by the leader of a violent mob who attempts to run the father out of the country while holding his pretty daughter, Nell, hostage. Heroic Billy Blazes arrives in time to free the father, rescue Nell, and escape with her to safety. The film's final scene, set "three years later", shows Nell and Billy as the parents of a large and happy family, whose children are clearly more than three years old. Although the film is only 13 minutes long, the title character does not appear until five minutes into film. See alsoList of American films of 1919Harold Lloyd filmography References "Progressive Silent Film List: Billy Blazes, Esq". Silent Era. Retrieved August 14, 2008.

Director

Hal Roach