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The Bicycle Flirt

The Bicycle Flirt

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The Bicycle Flirt

1928

0h 20m

10.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Billy is a professional deadbeat who prefers to ride his bicycle instead of work. His wife's brother, Henry, puts pressure on his sister to leave Billy, telling her to find a man who is more industrious.

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5 featured cast members

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Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Doty Bassett - the Bicycle Flirt

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Henry Harper - The Boyfriend

Dot Farley

Dot Farley

The Wife

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Mabel - the Wife's Sister

Robert Seiter

Robert Seiter

Homer - Mabel's Boyfriend

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Directed by: Harry Edwards
Written by: Harry McCoy
Vernon Smith

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