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The Soilers
(1923) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Ralph Cedar (Ralph Ceder)
Cast: Stan Laurel [Bob Canister], Ena Gregory [Helen], James Finlayson [I. Smacknamara], Jack Ackroyd [a henchman], Marvin Loback [a henchman], Billy Engle [a prospector], Eddie Baker [a prospector], Jack Gavin [a prospector], George Rowe [a man in the saloon], Mae Laurel [a woman in the saloon], Joe Bordeaux, Sammy Brooks, Al Forbes, Katherine Grant, John B. O’Brien, Glenn Tryon, ‘Tonnage’ Martin Wolfkeil
Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathécomedy]. / Produced by Hal Roach. From a screen story by Hal Conklin. Assistant director, Clarence Hennecke. Cinematography by Frank Young. Film editor, Thomas J. Crizer. Intertitles written by H.M. Walker. Presented by Hal Roach. / Released 25 November 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Parody of The Spoilers. / [?] Website-IMDb lists the film as two reels, and credits Gilbert M. Anderson as a producer and with production supervision of the film, both in error.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Kerr-Silent p. 319; Maltin-Selected p. 48; Skretvedt-Magic p. 42 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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