West of Hot Dog
{{short description|1924 film}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = West of Hot Dog
| image = West Of Hot Dog.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Scott Pembroke
Joe Rock
| producer = Joe Rock
| writer = Tay Garnett
| starring = Stan Laurel
| cinematography = Edgar Lyons
| editing =
| studio = Joe Rock Comedies
| distributor = Film Booking Offices of America
| released = {{film date|1924|12|30}}
| runtime = 30 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent with English intertitles
| budget =
}}
West of Hot Dog is a 1924 American comedy film starring Stan Laurel.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WestofHotDog1924.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: West of Hot Dog |access-date=July 8, 2009|work=Silent Era}}
Plot
Stan's stagecoach is robbed on his way to Hot Dog for the reading of his uncle's will. Every time he raises his hands his pants fall down. The robbers ride off and Stan tries to drive "Little Mustard" home. The stagecoach horses run off and the stagecoach stands still.
The next day at the lawyer Jones's office, tenderfoot Stan learns that he inherits everything including a saloon. If he dies, the estate goes to the two outlaws who have thrown him out the second story window twice. Tenderfoot Stan goes to his saloon only to see a poker player shot and the place robbed.
Stan jumps on to Bad Mike's horse backward but manages to ride out of town. The horse takes Stan to Bad Mike's house. Mike and his henchmen arrive with the loot. They keep trying to shoot Stan but keep hitting one another. The Sheriff and the posse arrive by car. Stan captures Mike and the Sheriff arrests him.. Now the girl has interest in Stan but he walks off.
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan, a tenderfoot
- Julie Leonard as Little Mustard - Sheriff's daughter (uncredited)
- Lew Meehan as Bad Mike (uncredited)
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0015477|title=West of Hot Dog}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=westofhotdog}}
- {{YouTube|id=_YxmWYvwLH8|title=West of Hot Dog}}
{{Scott Pembroke}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Joe Rock
Category:Films directed by Scott Pembroke
Category:Silent American comedy short films
Category:Articles containing video clips
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy short films
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