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The Chief Cook | |
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Directed by | Arvid E. Gillstrom |
Written by | Rex Taylor |
Produced by | Louis Burstein |
Starring | Billy West Oliver Hardy |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Chief Cook is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1927 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as "Babe Hardy."
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