A Pair of Kings (film) explained

A Pair of Kings
Director:	Larry Semon Norman Taurog
Producer:	Larry Semon Albert E. Smith
Starring:	Oliver Hardy
Cinematography:	Hans F. Koenekamp
Distributor:	Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:	17 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] King August (Semon) is threatened with a revolution and death, so he abdicates in favor of the Stranger (Semon), a dockworker who looks like the King, who is hidden in a box and smuggled into the palace. The new ruler proves too lively for the plotters, and after smashing numerous vases over their heads, the plotters are dumped into a cistern beneath the palace. The dockworker is knighted by the newly crowned queen (Carlisle).

Cast

• Larry Semon as King August / Stranger
• Lucille Carlisle as Princess Lucille
• Oliver Hardy as General Alarm (credited as Babe Hardy)
• William Hauber as Bit Role (uncredited)
• Joe Rock as Bit Role (uncredited)

See also

• Oliver Hardy filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: A Pair of Kings . Silent Era Information & News . August 31, 2012.
2. Reviews: A Pair of Kings . Exhibitors Herald . 14 . 22 . 48 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . May 27, 1922 .