Cannibal King
| Cannibal King | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Frank Griffin |
| Written by | Edwin R. Coffin |
| Produced by | Arthur Hotaling |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Cannibal King is a July, 1915 American silent comedy film starring Oliver Hardy.[1] It was shown on a split reel following a cartoon comedy called Ping Pong Woo.[2] The copyright was registered at the Library of Congress under Ping Pong Woo.[3]
Plot
This plot was published in The New York Dramatic Mirror, July 14, 1915:[4]
It depicts the efforts of one Willie to buy his girl a birthday present, and being engaged as "super" in a motion picture in the making. Then his rival exceeds all rules by being allowed to bring the girl as a visitor, which causes the Cannibal King—Willie—to make a dash for liberty. In seeking refuge he scares all passers-by, and soon has the police on his trail. Escaped, he scares his rival away, and then proposes.
Cast
- Oliver Hardy as Willie (as Babe Hardy)
- Frances Ne Moyer as Grace
- Harry Lorraine as Her father
- J. Frank Glendon as Fred
- Frank Griffin as Motion Picture Director (as Frank C. Griffin)
See also
External links
References
- ^ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. New York: St. Martin's. p. 481. ISBN 978-0-312-32598-5.
- ^ Miller, Blair (2013). Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7618-5996-3.
- ^ Lubin Manufacturing Company. Ping Pong Woo. Motion Picture Copyright Descriptions Collection. Class M, -1977. 1915. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/s1229m00362/.
- ^ "Licensed Films: The Cannibal King, Lubin, July 6". The New York Dramatic Mirror. July 14, 1915. p. 32.