Bashful

Bashful

NR 1917 · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

In order to claim his inheritance, our hero must first produce a wife and family.

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding

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Harold Lloyd Harold
Harry 'Snub' Pollard Snub the Butler
Bebe Daniels The Girl
William Blaisdell Uncle Bill (uncredited)
Gibson Gowland Musician (uncredited)
Bud Jamison (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert The Cook (uncredited)
James Morrison
Sammy Brooks
Billy Fay
William Gillespie
Max Hamburger

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