The Messenger (1918 film)

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The Messenger
Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Produced byLouis Burstein
Starring Billy West
Oliver Hardy
Distributed byKing Bee Studios
Release date
  • April 1, 1918 (1918-04-01)
Running time
2 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Messenger is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

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Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Messenger was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, in Reel 1, the Chicago Board of Censors cut four scenes showing Billy looking at young woman with her skirt raised, exposing her posterior, and a scene of Billy dropping his trousers and standing in his underwear. [1]

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References

  1. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (22). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 30. May 25, 1918.