The Stranger (1918 film) explained

The Stranger
Director:	Arvid E. Gillstrom
Producer:	Louis Burstein
Starring:	Billy West Oliver Hardy
Distributor:	King Bee Studios
Runtime:	2 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

The Stranger is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Prints of this film survive in private collections and it has been released on DVD.^[1]

Cast

• Billy West as The Prospector
• Leatrice Joy as Susie
• Bud Ross as Susie's Father (credited as Budd Ross)
• Oliver Hardy as Oliver, the saloonkeeper
• Leo White as The Greaser

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Stranger was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "The Hall of Joy where wine, women and song hold forth temptations to strangers".^[2]

See also

• List of American films of 1918
• Oliver Hardy filmography

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/Stranger1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Stranger
2. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 6 . 20 . 31 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . May 11, 1918 .