It May Be You

It May Be You
Promotional still from It May Be You with Oliver Hardy (right)
Directed byWill Louis
Written byLawrence Corey
StarringArthur Housman
Release date
  • July 7, 1915 (1915-07-07)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

It May Be You is a 1915 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.[1]

Plot

This plot summary was published in The Moving Picture World for July 24, 1915[2]

A capital farce motive furnishes "the cue for action" in this one-reel comedy. The construction is apt, the humorous climax being brought about skillfully. Arthur Housman. Dallis Welford, and the other members of the long cast make the performance score heavily.

Cast

  • Arthur Housman - Jack Kenwood
  • Andy Clark - The Office Boy (as Andrew J. Clark)
  • Dallas Welford - Hi Jinks
  • Mabel Dwight - Mrs. Jinks
  • Maxine Brown - Jinks's Stenographer
  • Charles Ascot - William Hall (as Charles Ascott)
  • Caroline Rankin - Stenographer
  • Oliver Hardy - Paul Simmons (as O.N. Hardy)
  • Jessie Stevens - Stenographer
  • Harry Eytinge - A Banker
  • Gladys Leslie - His secretary
  • Julian Reed - James Redfield
  • Jean Dumar - Lillian

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Comments on the Films: General Film Company: IT MAY BE YOU (Edison), July 7". The Moving Picture World: 649. July 24, 1915 – via The Internet Archive.