Bears and Bad Men
Bears and Bad Men | |
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Directed by | Larry Semon |
Written by | Larry Semon |
Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
Starring | Stan Laurel |
Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Bears and Bad Men is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon[1] and featuring Stan Laurel.
Cast[]
- Larry Semon as Larry Cutshaw
- Madge Kirby as The Slawson Daughter
- Stan Laurel as Pete
- William McCall as Stranded actor (credited as Billy McCall)
- Blanche Payson as Maw Cutshaw
- Frank Alexander as Paw Slawson
- William Hauber
- Pete Gordon as Paw Cutshaw
- Mae Laurel as Scared Woman
- Bessie the Bear
- Brownie the Bear
Reception[]
Like many American films of the time, Bears and Bad Men was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of a scene with a man looking at a goat and putting it off of his lap after water is seen pouring from a bucket.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Bears and Bad Men". silentera.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (23): 26. November 30, 1918.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1918 films
- 1918 short films
- American films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- 1918 comedy films
- Films directed by Larry Semon
- Films about bears
- American comedy films
- Comedy short films
- 1910s short comedy film stubs