The Hobo
Appearance
The Hobo | |
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Directed by | Arvid E. Gillstrom |
Produced by | Louis Burstein |
Starring | Billy West Oliver Hardy |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Hobo is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.[1]
Cast
- Billy West as The Hobo
- Oliver Hardy as Harold (as Babe Hardy)
- Leo White as Mr. Fox
- Bud Ross
- Virginia Clark as Dolly
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Hobo was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut where the man blew his nose in a cuspidor.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Hobo". silentera.com. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (2). New York: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. January 5, 1918.