| Billy Blazes, Esq. | |
| Director: | Hal Roach |
| Producer: | Hal Roach |
| Starring: | Harold Lloyd |
| Cinematography: | Walter Lundin |
| Distributor: | Pathé Exchange |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
Billy Blazes, Esq. is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. The film was a parody of Westerns of the time. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute.[1]
In the misnamed western hamlet of Peaceful Vale, where gun play is commonplace, there has not been a murder in 20 minutes. The father and daughter co-proprietors of a local saloon are harassed by the leader of a violent mob who attempts to run the father out of the country while holding his pretty daughter, Nell, hostage. Heroic Billy Blazes arrives in time to free the father, rescue Nell, and escape with her to safety. The film's final scene, set "three years later", shows Nell and Billy as the parents of a large and happy family, whose children are clearly more than three years old.
Although the film is only 13 minutes long, the title character does not appear until five minutes into film.