The Pest

The Pest is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel as Jimmy Smith, who is going door to door hoping to sell copies of a book about Napoleon Bonaparte. He encounters a young woman who will be evicted from her house unless she agrees to marry the landlord. He vows to get the money she needs. Cast Stan Laurel as Jimmy Smith Glen Cavender as The landlord Vera Reynolds as The poor tenant Joy Winthrop as The pest Mae Laurel as A woman in court See also List of American films of 1922 Mixed Nuts (1922) film using footage from The Pest and Nuts in May (1917) References