The Hero (1917 film)

The Hero is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

The Hero
Directed byArvid E. Gillstrom
Produced byLouis Burstein
StarringBilly West
Oliver Hardy
CinematographyHerman Obrock Jr.
Edited byBen H. Cohen
Distributed byKing Bee Studios
Release date
  • June 1, 1917 (1917-06-01)
Running time
2 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Cast

  • Billy West - The Hero
  • Oliver Hardy - The Hero's Rival (credited as Babe Hardy)
  • Ethel Marie Burton - A Society Girl (credited as Ethel Burton)
  • Leo White - The Count
  • Bud Ross - The Butler (credited as Budd Ross)
  • Polly Bailey - The Mother (credited as Polly Van)
  • Florence McLaughlin - A Shy Maiden (credited as Florence McLoughlin)
  • Frank Lansler - A Thug
  • Ben Ross - Proprietor
  • Joe Cohen - The Dude
  • Frank Bates - Bartender

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Hero was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors cut scenes of West fingering his nose at a bartender and of a man placing his legs on a girl's lap.[2]

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See also

References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Hero at silentera.com
  2. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (10): 33. September 1, 1917. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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