The Stranger (1918 film)

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The Stranger
Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
Written by Rex Taylor
Produced byLouis Burstein
Starring Billy West
Oliver Hardy
Distributed byKing Bee Studios
Release date
  • January 1, 1918 (1918-01-01)
Running time
2 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Stranger is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Prints of this film survive in private collections and it has been released on DVD. [1]

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Plot summary

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Stranger was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "The Hall of Joy where wine, women and song hold forth temptations to strangers". [2]

See also

References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Stranger at silentera.com
  2. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (20). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. May 11, 1918.