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Horseshoes

Horseshoes

1923Short⏱️ 21m
ComedyShort
6.6
IMDB Rating
79 votes

A boxer offers $50 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for an entire minute. Larry, through a series of mix-ups--including hitting the boxer in the face with a tomato--winds up in the ring with him but, with the aid of som...

Director
N/A
Writers
James D. Davis, Larry Semon
Stars
Larry Semon, Kathleen Myers, Oliver Hardy
Release Date
December 10, 1923
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Larry Semon
Larry Semon
as Larry
Kathleen Myers
Kathleen Myers
as The Grocer's Daughter
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
as Dynamite Duffy
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James Donnelly
as The Grocer
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Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry
Jack Duffy
Jack Duffy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Larry Semon Productions, Vitagraph Company of America

🏷️ Keywords

boxingromantic rivalsforced to marryslapstick comedyboxing champion

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Larry uses his brains to beat brawn.
by planktonrules2019-02-04
8/10

"Larry Semon is a mostly forgotten silent comic. It's a shame, as his films often have wonderful athleticism and his shorts hold up well. As for his foray into full-length pictures ("The Wizard of Oz"), the less said the better. The story begins with Dynamite Duffy (Oliver Hardy) coming to town. This boxing champ offers anyone $50 if they can last one minute against him....and in very quick succession a bunch of pulverized guys attest to his power and nastiness. Larry wants a chance at the money, too....and ends up besting this brute thanks to horseshoes in his gloves. Angry, Du..."

💡 Did You Know?

One Reel of this 2 reel film (Reel 2) survives in Nitrate in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation, and may therefore be lost if another copy does not survive elsewhere.

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📖 Synopsis

A boxer offers $50 to anyone who can stay in the ring with him for an entire minute. Larry, through a series of mix-ups--including hitting the boxer in the face with a tomato--winds up in the ring with him but, with the aid of som...