The Star Boarder (1919 film)

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The Star Boarder
Directed by Larry Semon
Written byLarry Semon (scenario)
StarringLarry Semon
Lucille Carlisle
Distributed by Vitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • May 26, 1919 (1919-05-26)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Star Boarder is a 1919 American silent comedy short written and directed by and starring Larry Semon. The film also stars Lucille Carlisle, and features Norma Shearer (in her film debut) in an uncredited role as a beauty pageant contestant. The film is extant and available online. The plot has a released prisoner desiring a return to prison and swapping places with an escapee. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Sassen, Claudia (October 20, 2015). Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography. McFarland. ISBN   9780786498222 via Google Books.