Chickens (1916 film)

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Chickens
Directed by Bobby Burns
Walter Stull
Produced byLouis Burstein
Starring Bobby Burns
Release date
  • January 14, 1916 (1916-01-14)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

Chickens is a 1916 American short silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

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