Bears and Bad Men explained

Bears and Bad Men
Director:	Larry Semon
Producer:	Albert E. Smith
Starring:	Stan Laurel
Distributor:	Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:	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

• List of American films of 1918

Notes and References

1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: Bears and Bad Men . November 29, 2009. silentera.com.
2. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 7 . 23 . 26 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . November 30, 1918 .