The Candy Trail

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The Candy Trail
Directed by Will Louis
Produced by Louis Burstein
Starring Oliver Hardy
Release date
  • October 12, 1916 (1916-10-12)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Candy Trail is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. It was one of the "Plump and Runt" [1] comedy shorts made by Vim Comedy Company [2] [3] in Jacksonville, Florida. [4]

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Plot

Plump's wealthy sweetheart is swept away to the big city by his scheming rival, Runt, with promises of fame and glamor. Plump follows, and rescues her from a gang Runt has joined. [5]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "At the Dixie". The Waxahachie Daily Light. December 5, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. Macmillan. p. 482. ISBN   978-0-312-32598-5.
  3. ↑ Miller, Blair (October 15, 2024). American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology. McFarland. p. 107. ISBN   978-1-4766-0980-5.
  4. ↑ Miller, Blair (April 10, 2013). Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN   978-0-7618-5996-3.
  5. ↑ "Stories of the Films". The Moving Picture World. 30 (2): 289. October 14, 1916.

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