Synopsis
A lazy restaurant cook uses improvised gadgets to work without leaving his chair. Reassigned to waiting tables after a failed attempt to supply a fish dinner, he soon creates trouble among the diners.
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Wikimedia Commons · Hal Roach · Public domain
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DirectorsHal Roach
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- Harold Lloyd — Daniel Blum · Public domain
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