The Band Master (1917 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Band Master
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| director = Arvid E. Gillstrom
| producer = Louis Burstein
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| starring = Billy West
Oliver Hardy
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| distributor = King Bee Studios
| released = {{film date|1917|12|1}}
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| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
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The Band Master is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
- Billy West as Billy, bandleader
- Oliver Hardy (credited as Babe Hardy)
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Band Master was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, scene of dough dropping from West after he sits in the pan, Reel 2, two scenes of West kicking woman, two scenes of West dropping trousers, two scenes of West bumping woman, and West expectorating into telephone receptical (with figure of woman).{{cite journal |title=Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=7 |issue=5 |page=43 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=July 27, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald07exhi#page/n248/mode/1up}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0268969|title=The Band Master}}
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Category:1910s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:English-language comedy short films
Category:Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Category:Silent American comedy short films
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