Huns and Hyphens

Huns and Hyphens
Madge Kirby and Pete Gordon in Huns and Hyphens
Directed by	Larry Semon
Written by	Larry Semon
Produced by	Albert E. Smith
Starring	Larry Semon Stan Laurel
Distributed by	Vitagraph Company of America
Release date	September 23, 1918 (1918-09-23)
Running time	2 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Huns and Hyphens is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon and Stan Laurel.

Cast

• Larry Semon as Larry
• Madge Kirby as Vera Bright
• Stan Laurel as Gang member
• Mae Laurel as Woman
• William McCall as Customer (credited as Billy McCall)
• Frank Alexander as Cafe owner (credited as Fatty Alexander)
• William Hauber as Waiter (credited as Bill Hauber)
• Pete Gordon as Waiter
• C.L. Sherwood as German Agent (uncredited)
• John Rand as Unhappy Customer (uncredited)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Huns and Hyphens was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of the episode of squirting seltzer water at a man's trousers and the actions following. ^[1]

See also

• List of American films of 1918

References

1. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 44. November 2, 1918.

External links

• Huns and Hyphens at IMDb
• Huns and Hyphens - Larry Semon & Stan Laurel (1918) on YouTube (Inter-Pathé channel)