The Big Idea
Brief Synopsis
A clerk in a failing antiques store gets a big idea on how to move the merchandise.
Cast & Crew
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Gilbert W Pratt
Director
Harold Lloyd
Snub Pollard
Bebe Daniels
William Strohbach
Henrietta Thompson
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Short
Silent
Release Date
1918
Production Company
Rolin Films
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Technical Specs
Duration
10m
Synopsis
A clerk in a failing antiques store gets a big idea on how to move the merchandise.
Cast
Harold Lloyd
Snub Pollard
Bebe Daniels
William Strohbach
Henrietta Thompson
James Parrott
Sandy Roth
Norman Napier
Sammy Brooks
William Gillespie
Chris Lynton
Evelyn Page
Gus Leonard
Gaylord Lloyd
M. J. Mccarthy
William Blaisdell
Charles Stevenson
Maynard Laswell
Belle Mitchell
Billy Fay
Oscar Larson
Max Hamburger
Dorothea Wolbert
Lige Conley
Fred C. Newmeyer
Hazel Powell
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Short
Silent
Release Date
1918
Production Company
Rolin Films
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange
Technical Specs
Duration
10m
Articles
The Big Idea (1918)
The Big Idea (1918)
Bebe Daniels' antique store is destined for bankruptcy, until Harold Lloyd cooks up a clever scam. All he has to do is convince everybody that there's a fortune hidden somewhere in the store. What could possibly go wrong?