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With Love and Hisses is a 1927 American silent comedy short film directed by Fred Guiol and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy.[1] The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1950. With Love and Hisses features Laurel as the lead comedian with Hardy in a supporting role.[2]
| With Love and Hisses | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Fred Guiol |
| Written by | Hal Roach H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 21:48 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editSlow-witted army private Cuthbert Hope (Laurel) manages to makes life miserable for his gruff Top Sergeant Banner (Hardy). Banner must also report back to firm Captain Bustle (Jimmy Finlayson).
Cast
edit- Stan Laurel as Cuthbert Hope
- Oliver Hardy as Top Sergeant Banner
- James Finlayson as Captain Bustle
- Anita Garvin as Superior officer's girlfriend
- Chet Brandenburg as Soldiering rookie
- Frank Brownlee as Maj. Gen. Rohrer
- Josephine Dunn as Girlfriend
- Jerry Mandy as Soldier with voracious appetite
- Frank Saputo as Soldier
- Eve Southern as Superior officer's girlfriend
- Will Stanton as Soldier sleeping next to Hope
- Charlie Hall as Soldier
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: With Love and Hisses at silentera.com
- ^ Okuda, Ted; Neibaur, James L. (2012). Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-7864-4781-7.
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