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| The Sawmill |
| 1922 |
| Distribution: Vitagraph  |
| Release date: 1 January 1922 |
Silent short: 2 reels |
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| Director: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog |
Executive producer: Larry Semon |
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| Producer: Albert E. Smith |
Assistant director: Roland Asher |
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| Story: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog |
Cinematography: Hans F. Koenekamp |
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| ....... | A sawmill employee (Semon) tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter, but not if the foreman (Hardy) has anything to do with it. |
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| Facts |
| •Filmed October 1921 at Lake Hume, California, USA. [source: Rob Stone] |
| •Copyrighted December 12, 1921 (LP17350) by Vitagraph Company of America. [source: Rob Stone] |
| •Working title: The Lumber Jack. [source: Rob Stone] |
| •This holds the record as the most expensive short silent comedy ever produced. The cast and crew (consisting of 75 grips and electrical technicians, caterers, costumers, riggers, prop men and prop makers, construction and paint technicians, payroll cashiers, secretaries and script clerks, special effects technicians, transportation captains and drivers, assistant directors and production assistants) lived in a specially built bunker town while filming the short on location. |
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Larry Semon Larry |
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Oliver Hardy Foreman |
Frank Alexander Mill owner |
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Kathleen O'Connor The boss's daughter |
Al Thompson The boss |
Ann Hastings The owner's daughter |
Rosa Gore [?] |
William Hauber [?] |
Pete Gordon [?] |
| Acknowledgements: Laurel Or Hardy by Rob Stone (book) This page was last updated on: 26 May 2020 |