The Big Idea
5.2
Inventor Ignatius Pollard develops a new "Pavement Polisher" to clean the streets, but a demonstration of the device does not go as planned.
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Cast
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Inventor Ignatius Pollard
Known for
Limelight
Police
Blanche Mehaffey
The Girl
Also in
Devil Monster
Held For Ransom
Hal Roach
Also in
Wild Poses
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
'Snub' Pollard
Inventor Ignatius Pollard
George Jeske
Glenn Tryon
Allawishus - the Mayor's son
Known for
Lonesome
George Rowe
Patent Lawyer
Known for
Grandma's Boy
Billy Engle
The Mayor
Known for
The Flying Deuces
Jack Ackroyd
Town Council Member
Marvin Loback
Town Council Member
George Jeske Director
United States release January 12, 1924 · Produced in United States
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 12, 1924
Theatrical
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