Spuds
Still with Dorothy Dwan
Directed byEdward Ludwig
Written byEdward Ludwig
Produced byLarry Semon
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Larry Semon Productions
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • April 10, 1927 (1927-04-10)
Running time
50 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Spuds is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, and Edward Hearn.[1][2] Semon and Dwan were married.

Synopsis

In France during World War I, an American doughboy attempts to recover a car carrying a payroll of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars that was stolen by German spies.

Cast

Reception

Spuds was not well received and Semon, who had largely financed the film on his own, lost all of his remaining money.[3] Spuds was his last feature film, and he filed for bankruptcy in March 1928.[4] He died of pneumonia and tuberculosis on October 8, 1928.

References

  1. ↑ Munden p. 759
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Suds at silentera.com
  3. ↑ Sassen, Claudia (2015). Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-4766-2027-5.
  4. ↑ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy. New York City: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-312-32598-5.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.


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