Distilled Love | |
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Directed by | Vin Moore Richard Smith |
Starring | Oliver Hardy |
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Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Distilled Love is a 1920 American silent comedy film starring Alice Howell co-directed by Vin Moore and Richard Smith, and featuring Oliver Hardy, who was billed as "Babe Hardy" in this film.
The Film Daily gave it a mainly positive review on April 11, 1920, writing: "In addition to numerous touches in which common farmyard animals appear—bits of the sort that always appeal—there are several humorous bits in this two reeler that place it in the successful class of knock-about comedies. It is just a trifle disconnected, and may need cutting in places, but as a whole it is quite certain to register." [1]
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