Huns and Hyphens

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Huns and Hyphens
Huns and Hyphens, Kirby and Gordon.jpg
Madge Kirby and Pete Gordon in Huns and Hyphens
Directed by Larry Semon
Written byLarry Semon
Produced byAlbert E. Smith
Starring Larry Semon
Stan Laurel
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • September 23, 1918 (1918-09-23)
Running time
2 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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

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Cast

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]

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References

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