The Belle and the Bell Hop (1916) Online
David Kelly, known as "Cricket," is bell hop at one of the large metropolitan hotels. Selden is the head clerk and the bane of "Cricket's" life. Mary McFee, the cigar counter girl, is the idol of the bell hop's heart. Jack Hewlitt, a drummer, arrives at the hotel, and arouses the ire of "Cricket" because of his attentions to Mary. General Grouch, an old veteran, arrives and angrily orders the bell boys away when they try to take his luggage, but "Cricket" outwits him and takes charge of his baggage by force. In the days that pass "Cricket" does many kind services for the old man. He notes the growing interest between Mary and Jack with dismay and resolves to break off their interest in each other. The General's nephew is staying at the hotel and is quite a "rounder." The old man finally takes sick. He refuses to have a doctor and gets worse. "Cricket" sees the old man is in bad shape and one day he stops a doctor who is calling, and asks him what he charges for a visit. The medical ...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Pat Rooney | - | David Kelly aka Cricket |
 | Jay Belasco | - | Salden |
 | H.M. Thurston | - | Bliss |
| Adele Farrington | - | Mary McFee |
| Orin Jackson | - | General Grouch (as Orin C. Jackson) |
| Marc B. Robbins | - | Colonel Souse (as Marc Robbins) |
 | Hayward Mack | - | Jack Hewlitt |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Edward Sedgwick |