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| Hungry Hearts | |
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| Directed by | Will Louis |
| Produced by | Louis Burstein |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
| Distributed by | Vim Comedy Company |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Hungry Hearts is a 1916 American silent comedy short film, filmed in Jacksonville, Florida by Vim Comedy Company, and featuring a young Oliver Hardy.
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Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy.
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