A Pair of Kings (film)
1922 film
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A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.[1]
Directed byLarry Semon
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog
Written byLarry Semon
Norman Taurog
Norman Taurog
Produced byLarry Semon
Albert E. Smith
Albert E. Smith
StarringOliver Hardy
| A Pair of Kings | |
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Larry Semon Norman Taurog |
| Written by | Larry Semon Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Larry Semon Albert E. Smith |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | Hans F. Koenekamp |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
As described in a film magazine,[2] King August (Semon) is threatened with a revolution and death, so he abdicates in favor of the Stranger (Semon), a dockworker who looks like the King, who is hidden in a box and smuggled into the palace. The new ruler proves too lively for the plotters, and after smashing numerous vases over their heads, the plotters are dumped into a cistern beneath the palace. The dockworker is knighted by the newly crowned queen (Carlisle).
Cast
- Larry Semon as King August / Stranger
- Lucille Carlisle as Princess Lucille
- Oliver Hardy as General Alarm (credited as Babe Hardy)
- William Hauber as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Joe Rock as Bit Role (uncredited)
