Lawrence Semon was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they started working together.
The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who also performs in the lead role as a Kansas farmhand and later in the story disguised as the Scarecrow.
Frank Dwight Alexander was an American silent film comedian and actor. He was occasionally billed as Fatty Alexander.
The Stage Hand is a 1920 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
The Bakery is a 1921 American short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy that was directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog.
The Rent Collector is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog. It featured Semon and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Larry Semon's production company and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America.
The Fall Guy is a 1921 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon and Oliver Hardy.
The Sawmill is a 1922 American silent comedy short film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The Sawmill was shot at Hume Lake.
The Show is a 1922 American silent short comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog and featuring Oliver Hardy.
A Pair of Kings is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Golf is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The film has been released on DVD.
The Agent is a 1922 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
The Counter Jumper is a 1922 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is a remake of the 1919 film The Grocery Clerk, which was also directed by Semon. The film was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in 2009 as part of a series examining slapstick.
No Wedding Bells is a 1923 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
The Barnyard is a 1923 American film featuring Oliver Hardy and directed by Larry Semon.
The Midnight Cabaret is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy.
Trouble Brewing is a 1924 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon, Carmelita Geraghty and Oliver Hardy. A print of the film exists.
The Girl in the Limousine is a 1924 American comedy film starring Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The film is based on the 1919 play of the same name by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood.
Stop, Look and Listen is a 1926 American film comedy film starring Larry Semon and Dorothy Dwan and featuring Oliver Hardy. Semon and Dwan were married at the time. This was Hardy's final film appearance with Semon.
Spencer Bell was an American stage and film actor, best known for playing opposite Larry Semon in many of his silent comedy shorts from the late 1910s to 1928. Bell was one of the first African American comedic actors of the silent film era, and was the first to be signed to film contract. Over the course of his fifteen-year film career, Bell appeared in more than seventy comedy shorts.
