The Backyard (1920 film)
| The Backyard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jess Robbins |
| Written by | Jess Robbins |
| Produced by | Albert E. Smith |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | Irving G. Ries |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Backyard is a 1920 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. The short film was made by Vitagraph Studios and preserved in 2018 by the Library of Congress,[1] with a new musical score by Ben Model.[2]
Plot
A man lets a group of children shoot arrows at him in an alley game of William Tell. When he tires of being their target, the man separates the children roughly. There is a police chase. Later, dressed as a policeman, the man is asked to stop a "ruffian" who is being mean to a young girl; the ruffian is instead hit by a car.[3]
Cast
- Jimmy Aubrey as The man
- Oliver Hardy as The ruffian (as Babe Hardy)
- Jack Ackroyd as A millionaire
- Kathleen Myers as His daughter
- Evelyn Nelson as His daughter
References
- ^ "The Backyard (1920)". National Film Preservation Foundation. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ Model, Ben (November 19, 2018). "'Jimmy Aubrey Comedy' is Not Always an Oxymoron". Ben Model. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ^ Erish, Andrew A. (June 8, 2021). Vitagraph: America's First Great Motion Picture Studio. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-8121-9.
See also
External links
- The Backyard at IMDb