Cupid's Rival
1917 · 33 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy
A bumbling janitor in a fleabag hotel drives the residents crazy, and a poor artist believes that his girlfriend is having an affair with a wealthy artist living across the hall, and takes unorthodox measures to find out what's going on.
Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
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Cast
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Billy West Janitor - M Mary Ross Janitor's wife
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Oliver Hardy Poor Artist - E Ethel Marie Burton Poor Artists' Sweetheart
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Leo White Rich Artist -
Bud Ross Bell Boy - E Ethelyn Gibson A Model
- J Joe Cohen Landlord
- F Florence McLaughlin Dancer
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