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The Big Idea
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by George Jeske

Cast: Snub Pollard [Ignatius Pollard, the inventor], Blanche Mehaffey [the girl], Glenn Tryon [the mayor’s son], Billy Engle [the mayor], George Rowe [the patent attorney], Jack Ackroyd [a town council member], Marvin Loback [a town council member]

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathécomedy]. / Produced by Hal Roach. / © January 1924 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. Released [?] 1 or 13? January 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Film Preservation Associates (Blackhawk Films collection) [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 January 2023.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

 
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