Huns and Hyphens explained

Huns and Hyphens
Director:	Larry Semon
Producer:	Albert E. Smith
Starring:	Larry Semon Stan Laurel
Distributor:	Vitagraph Company of America
Runtime:	2 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Huns and Hyphens is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon and Stan Laurel.

Cast

• Larry Semon as Larry
• Madge Kirby as Vera Bright
• Stan Laurel as Gang member
• Mae Laurel as Woman
• William McCall as Customer (credited as Billy McCall)
• Frank Alexander as Cafe owner (credited as Fatty Alexander)
• William Hauber as Waiter (credited as Bill Hauber)
• Pete Gordon as Waiter
• C.L. Sherwood as German Agent (uncredited)
• John Rand as Unhappy Customer (uncredited)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Huns and Hyphens 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 the episode of squirting seltzer water at a man's trousers and the actions following.^[1]

See also

• List of American films of 1918

External links

• • (Inter-Pathé channel)

Notes and References

1. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 7 . 19 . 44 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . November 2, 1918 .