A Pair of Kings (film)

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A Pair of Kings
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Directed by Larry Semon
Norman Taurog
Written byLarry Semon
Norman Taurog
Produced byLarry Semon
Albert E. Smith
Starring Oliver Hardy
CinematographyHans F. Koenekamp
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • June 11, 1922 (1922-06-11)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. [1]

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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).

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References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: A Pair of Kings". Silent Era Information & News. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  2. "Reviews: A Pair of Kings". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 14 (22): 48. May 27, 1922.