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Ask Father (1919) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1919 · 13 mins
- Directed by
- Hal Roach
- Starring
- Bebe Daniels, Harold Lloyd, Noah Young, Bud Jamison, Harry 'Snub' Pollard, Sammy Brooks
Lloyd, a diligent young man from a respectable middle‑class background, is determined to win the hand of his boss’s daughter. To propose, he must gain an audience with the boss, but the office is patrolled by a troupe of comically inept, bumbling staff who eject anyone attempting entry, turning his simple request into a farcical obstacle course.
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