Peculiar Patients' Pranks

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Peculiar Patients' Pranks
Directed by Hal Roach
Written byDolly Twist
Produced byHal Roach
Starring Harold Lloyd
Release date
  • December 22, 1915 (1915-12-22)
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Peculiar Patients' Pranks is a 1915 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. [1] [2] Thought to be a lost film, it was rediscovered in Australia's National Film and Sound Archive in 1994. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Peculiar Patients' Pranks". Silent Era. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  2. "Peculiar Patients' Pranks". AFI Fest. Retrieved May 15, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Australia Returns Treasure Trove of Old American Films". AP News. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  4. "U.S. Is Given 1,600 Early Movies". The New York Times. September 3, 1994. Retrieved May 15, 2019.