Frauds and Frenzies
Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. A climactic chase through the streets of...
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"Well, looks like Stan Laurel told John McCabe a whopper in MR. LAUREL AND MR. HARDY. He claimed someone said, "This guy is funnier than Semon," while this was being filmed and Semon in retaliation had Laurel (they were both paying convicts) handcuffed to a tree and did the rest of the picture without him, and then fired him. No such scene exists in the movie. Laurel is basically a co-star in this one. He is not around for the comic chase at the climax, which is pretty standard for a Semon comedy, but what do you expect? It is a starring vehicle for Semon. It is amazing he gave that m..."
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Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. A climactic chase through the streets of...