The Candy Trail
| The Candy Trail | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Will Louis |
| Produced by | Louis Burstein |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Candy Trail is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. It was one of the "Plump and Runt"[1] comedy shorts made by Vim Comedy Company[2][3] in Jacksonville, Florida.[4]
Plot
[edit]Plump's wealthy sweetheart is swept away to the big city by his scheming rival, Runt, with promises of fame and glamor. Plump follows, and rescues her from a gang Runt has joined.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Oliver Hardy as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- Billy Ruge as Runt
- Florence McLaughlin as Village Belle (as Florence McLoughlin)
- Bert Tracy
References
[edit]- ↑ "At the Dixie". The Waxahachie Daily Light. December 5, 1916. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. Macmillan. p. 482. ISBN 978-0-312-32598-5.
- ↑ Miller, Blair (October 15, 2024). American Silent Film Comedies: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology. McFarland. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-4766-0980-5.
- ↑ Miller, Blair (April 10, 2013). Almost Hollywood: The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-7618-5996-3.
- ↑ "Stories of the Films". The Moving Picture World. 30 (2): 289. October 14, 1916.
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