Spuds (film)

Spuds
Still with Dorothy Dwan
Directed by	Edward Ludwig
Written by	Edward Ludwig
Produced by	Larry Semon
Starring	Larry Semon Dorothy Dwan Edward Hearn
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr. Hans F. Koenekamp
Production company	Larry Semon Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	April 10, 1927 (1927-04-10)
Running time	50 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Spuds is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, and Edward Hearn. ^{[1] [2]} Semon and Dwan were married.

Synopsis

In France during World War I, an American doughboy attempts to recover a car carrying a payroll of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars that was stolen by German spies.

Cast

• Larry Semon as Spuds
• Dorothy Dwan as Madelon
• Edward Hearn as Captain Arthur
• Kewpie Morgan as Sergeant
• Robert Graves as General
• Hazel Howell as Bertha
• Hugh Fay as Spy

Reception

Spuds was not well received and Semon, who had largely financed the film on his own, lost all of his remaining money. ^[3] Spuds was his last feature film, and he filed for bankruptcy in March 1928. ^[4] He died of pneumonia and tuberculosis on October 8, 1928.

References

1. Munden p. 759
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Suds at silentera.com
3. Sassen, Claudia (2015). Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 172. ISBN   978-1-4766-2027-5.
4. Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy. New York City: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-312-32598-5.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Spuds at IMDb
• Contract between Larry Semon and Pathé Exchange to produce Spuds (Exhibit D in records of the appeal of a lawsuit involving Pathé Exchange and the film The Bride of the Colorado (1928), page 2116 / 706)