Spuds (film)
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| Spuds | |
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_-_1.jpg) Still with Dorothy Dwan | |
| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Written by | Edward Ludwig |
| Produced by | Larry Semon |
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| Cinematography | |
Production company | Larry Semon Productions |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 50 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (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.
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
- Larry Semon as Spuds
- Dorothy Dwan as Madelon
- Edward Hearn as Captain Arthur
- Kewpie Morgan as Sergeant
- Robert Graves as General
- Hazel Howell as Bertha
- Hugh Fay as Spy
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.
