Zeb vs. Paprika

{{short description|1924 film}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Zeb vs. Paprika

| image = Zeb Vs. Paprika (1924).webm{{!}}thumbtime=5

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| director = Ralph Ceder

| producer = Hal Roach

| writer = Al Giebler

| starring = Stan Laurel

| cinematography = Frank Young

| editing = Thomas J. Crizer

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|1924|3|16}}

| runtime = 20 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent film
English intertitles

}}

Zeb vs. Paprika is a 1924 silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/Z/ZebVersusPaprika1924.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Zeb vs. Paprika |access-date=February 16, 2008|work=Silent Era}} The film is a parody of the classic horse racing event on October 20, 1923, between American Kentucky Derby winner Zev and British Derby winner Papyrus, which attracted a crowd estimated at close to 50,000 people.{{cite news |title='Zeb vs. Paprika' Heads Pathe March 16 Bill |url=https://archive.org/stream/motionpicturenew00moti_6#page/n299/mode/2up |access-date=February 21, 2019 |work=Motion Picture News |date=March 15, 1924}} It appears Dippy Donawho, Stan Laurel's character, wins a race against his American rival – until the two men learn they were riding each other's horses.