Starvation Blues Explained

Starvation Blues
Director:	Richard Wallace
Producer:	Hal Roach
Cinematography:	Len Powers
Editing:	Richard C. Currier
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Released:	^[1]
Country:	United States

Starvation Blues is a 1925 silent short subject comedy film. It stars Syd Crossley and Clyde Cook as street musicians struggling to eke out a living in the cold. Stan Laurel, one of the writers for the picture, would go on to explore a similar premise in his 1930 film Below Zero with Oliver Hardy.^[2]

Cast

• Clyde Cook as 1st Street Musician
• Syd Crossley as 2nd Street Musician
• Mildred June as Cafe Owner's Daughter
• Cesare Gravina as Cafe Owner
• Frederick Kovert as Dancer (as Frederick Kovert)
• Fred Kelsey as Prohibition Officer
• Tiny Sandford as Policeman

Notes and References

1. Book: A History of the Hal Roach Studios. Richard Lewis Ward. 2006. 0809327279. 180.
2. Book: Okuda, Ted . Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927 . 2012-07-17 . . 0786447818 . en.