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Frauds and Frenzies

  • 19181918
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
138
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POPULARITY
244,510
15,662
Madge Kirby and Stan Laurel in Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
ShortComedy
Director Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. ... Read allDirector Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. A climactic chase through the streets of 1918 Los Angeles is packed with the kind of spect... Read allDirector Larry Semon and a young Stan Laurel costar as prisoners loafing on the chain gang. As both comrades and rivals, their paired movements result in strikingly choreographed slapstick. A climactic chase through the streets of 1918 Los Angeles is packed with the kind of spectacular stunts that made Semon one of the biggest names in silent comedy at the time.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
138
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
244,510
15,662
  • Director
    • Larry Semon
  • Writers
    • C. Graham Baker
    • Larry Semon
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Larry Semon
    • Madge Kirby
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  • Director
    • Larry Semon
  • Writers
    • C. Graham Baker
    • Larry Semon
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Larry Semon
    • Madge Kirby
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    • 7User reviews
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    Larry Semon in Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
    Stan Laurel in Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
    Stan Laurel and Larry Semon in Frauds and Frenzies (1918)
    Frauds and Frenzies (1918)

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Simp, Second Prisoner
    Larry Semon
    Larry Semon
    • Larry, First Prisoner
    Madge Kirby
    • Dolly Dare
    William McCall
    William McCall
    • Warden
    • (as Billy McCall)
    William Hauber
    • Prison guard
    • (as Bill Hauber)
    John George
    John George
    • Prisoner
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Larry Semon
    • Writers
      • C. Graham Baker
      • Larry Semon
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    A pretty good show.
    This is actually a very good comedy. Larry Semon and Stan Laurel work very well together. Laurel is really at his early years best.

    The story is of two convicts always trying to escape, until one day when they actually manage to. They meet up with a girl and become rivals for her charms.

    The second part of the film falls short when Laurel almost totally disappears from the picture. According to Stan Laurel this was in response to the actor Antonio Moreno commenting at a showing of the dailies that Laurel was funnier than Semon, causing Semon to change the plotline of the story.
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    • ebbpeg
    • Nov 27, 2001

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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1918 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scars and Stripes
    • Filming locations
      • Vitagraph Studios - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Vitagraph Company of America
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    • Runtime
      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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