West of Hot Dog

19241924
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30m

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5.6/10

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Short Western Comedy

On his way to collect inheritance in the small town on Hot Dog, Stan gets robbed by highwaymen, one of which is the other person who shall attend the reading of their late Uncle's will. The ... Read allOn his way to collect inheritance in the small town on Hot Dog, Stan gets robbed by highwaymen, one of which is the other person who shall attend the reading of their late Uncle's will. The reading of the will states Stan will get everything, including 'The Last Chance Saloon', b... Read allOn his way to collect inheritance in the small town on Hot Dog, Stan gets robbed by highwaymen, one of which is the other person who shall attend the reading of their late Uncle's will. The reading of the will states Stan will get everything, including 'The Last Chance Saloon', but in the case of Stan's death, the saloon will be split between Bad Mike and his friend. ... Read all

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

278

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POPULARITY

267,876

87,708

Directors
- Joe Rock
- Scott Pembroke(uncredited)
Writer
- Tay Garnett(titles)
Stars
- Stan Laurel
- Julie Leonard(uncredited)
- Lew Meehan(uncredited)

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Stan Laurel

Stan - a Tenderfoot

Julie Leonard

Little Mustard - Sheriff's Daughter
(uncredited)

Lew Meehan

Bad Mike
(uncredited)

Directors
- Joe Rock
- Scott Pembroke(uncredited)
Writer
- Tay Garnett(titles)
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Trivia
In one intertitle it is mentioned that Bad Mike named his horse Babe Ruth because it's always 'heading for home." This refers to the fact that by 1924, Babe Ruth had led the American League in both home runs and runs scored (at home plate) five of the previous six seasons, from 1919 through 1924. The only year he didn't, in 1922, Ruth missed 40 games due to suspension.

Quotes
Intertitle: A woman in love acts like a fool. A man in love is not acting.

Connections
Spoofs West of the Pecos (1922)

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6/10

Tenderfoot

Long before Hal Roach teamed him with Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel was a pretty good silent screen comic. West Of Hot Dog is a good example as to how he honed his comic persona to what we know from his days as a part of a team.

Stanley is a tenderfoot traveling west to claim an inheritance and it's a considerable bit of cash and real estate including a saloon that's a favorite watering hole for a gang of outlaws. And guess who the other claimants in the will are? None other than the outlaws whom we see holding up the stagecoach that Stanley is on and giving him a taste of the west.

West Of Hot Dog has a bit of Laurel&Hardy's Way Out West, Abbott&Costello's The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap and Bob Hope's The Paleface. The short subject has spawned some even better successors, but this one is pretty good as well and shows Laurel as a great solo act comedian.

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