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Ring Up The Curtain (1919) Directed By Alfred J. Goulding
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Ring Up the Curtain Directed by Alfred J. Goulding Produced by Hal Roach Starring Harold Lloyd Distributed by Pathé Exchange Release date April 27, 1919 Running time 12 minutes Country United States Languages Silent English intertitles Ring Up the Curtain is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd . The film survives and is available on DVD. [ 1 ] Plot A troupe of performers arrives for a performance at a local opera house. Shortly before their arrival, the opera house's short-tempered manager fires the majority of the stage hands for drunkenness, leaving only Harold. Harold agrees to try to run the activities behind the stage by himself. Trouble starts when Harold accidentally sets a snake charmer's animal free. Harold is smitten by the attractive Leading Lady who openly flirts with him. A jealous Harold enters the stage and ruins a dramatic scene where the villainous Leading Man tries to kiss the Leading Lady. This starts a wild brawl onstage. The show ends abruptly and the Leading Lady sadly informs Harold that she is now destitute. Harold gives her some money. Seconds later she leaves arm-in-arm with the actor who had played the villain. Harold realizes he has…
Directors & creators
Alfred J. Goulding
Subjects
Harold Lloyd, Harry ‘Snub’ Pollard, Bebe Daniels