Cannibal King
1915 film
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Cannibal King is a July, 1915 American silent comedy film starring Oliver Hardy.[1] It was shown on a split reel following a cartoon comedy called Ping Pong Woo.[2] The copyright was registered at the Library of Congress under Ping Pong Woo.[3]
| Cannibal King | |
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| Directed by | Frank Griffin |
| Written by | Edwin R. Coffin |
| Produced by | Arthur Hotaling |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
This plot was published in The New York Dramatic Mirror, July 14, 1915:[4]
It depicts the efforts of one Willie to buy his girl a birthday present, and being engaged as "super" in a motion picture in the making. Then his rival exceeds all rules by being allowed to bring the girl as a visitor, which causes the Cannibal King—Willie—to make a dash for liberty. In seeking refuge he scares all passers-by, and soon has the police on his trail. Escaped, he scares his rival away, and then proposes.
Cast
- Oliver Hardy as Willie (as Babe Hardy)
- Frances Ne Moyer as Grace
- Harry Lorraine as Her father
- J. Frank Glendon as Fred
- Frank Griffin as Motion Picture Director (as Frank C. Griffin)