The Stranger (1918 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Stranger
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| director = Arvid E. Gillstrom
| producer = Louis Burstein
| writer = Rex Taylor
| starring = Billy West
Oliver Hardy
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| distributor = King Bee Studios
| released = {{film date|1918|01|01}}
| runtime = 2 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
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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.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/Stranger1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Stranger] at silentera.com
Plot summary
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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".{{cite journal |title=Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=6 |issue=20 |page=31 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=May 11, 1918 |url=https://archive.org/stream/exhibitorsherald06exhi#page/n910/mode/1up}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0009659|title=The Stranger}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Category:Silent American comedy short films
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