Mud and Sand (1922)

Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and becomes a local hero earning money. Two ... See full summary »

Director:

Gilbert Pratt

Writer:

Tom Miranda (titles)

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Mae Laurel, Julie Leonard

Cast

Cast overview:
Stan Laurel	...	Rhubarb Vaselino
Mae Laurel	...	La Paloma aka Pavaloosky
Julie Leonard	...	Caramel (as Julia Leonard)
Leona Anderson	...	Filet de Sole
Sam Kaufman	...	Humidor
Wheeler Dryden	...	Cuspidor

Storyline

Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and becomes a local hero earning money. Two years later, he is living in Madrid as a national hero , when he becomes involved with Filet de Sol, and his lover finds out, he must fight the most deadliest in Spain, in the last bull fight of the season.

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Plot Keywords:

bullfighting | spoof title | madrid spain | public domain | three reeler | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short | Adventure | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Als das Lachen laufen lernte

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quality Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the titles in this story have a different font than the others. That's because they were added in later, to replace the original titles which had gone missing over the years (legend has it they were processed with inferior chemicals and were the first parts of the films to deteriorate).

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Goofs

The writing on the chalkboard outside the bullring change between shots e.g. the numbers of bulls killed written next to the names appears and disappears.

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Crazy Credits

Closing Credits- Moral: If you want to live long and be happy - cut out the bull!

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Connections

Spoofs Blood and Sand (1922)

User Reviews

Slapstick and Puns

If you want to see a film starring Stan laurel from the Laurel & Hardy comedies, this is not the film for you. Stan would not begin to find the character and rhythms of those films for another two years. If, however, you want a good travesty of the Rudolph Valentino BLOOD AND SAND, which had been made the previous year, this is the movie for you. All the stops are pulled out, both in physical comedy and on the title cards and if the movie is not held together by character, the plot of Valentino's movie is used -- well sort of.