Hickory Hiram Explained

Hickory Hiram
Director:Edwin Frazee
Producer:Carl Laemmle
Starring:Stan Laurel
Studio:Nestor Film Company
Distributor:Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Runtime:1 reel
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Hickory Hiram is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel. It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Hickory Hiram was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut all scenes of man in underwear after the screen title and the fat man bumping other man with stomach.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HickoryHiram1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: Hickory Hiram
  2. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 6 . 19 . 31 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . May 4, 1918 .