Number, Please?

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Number, Please?
Directed by	Hal Roach Fred C. Newmeyer
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Harold Lloyd
Cinematography	Walter Lundin
Release date(s)	26 December, 1920
Running time	23 minutes
Country	USA
Language	Silent English intertitles
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Number, Please? is a 1920 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. Then, the girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent. The girl's new boyfriend races to the her house to get the mother's permission, while the young man tries to telephone her. The young man faces crowded phone booths, gossiping operator, and the sorry, sorry fact that the girl's boyfriend has received permission first. The young man sadly walks away in the same position he was in at first.