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| The Precious Parcel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Will Louis (aka Willard Louis) |
| Produced by | Louis Burstein |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Precious Parcel is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.[1] It is one of the films in the Plump and Runt series.[2]
Plot
[edit]This plot comes from the November, 1916 Moving Picture World magazine:[3]
A quite humorous reel with Plump and Runt as the chief laughmakers. The story burlesques in an entertaining manner the old plot of the shipment of gold to a lonely express office and the conspiracy to steal it. Runt is the bad man and Plump the hero. Plump (Babe Hardy) and Runt (Billy Ruge) are assisted by Edna Reynolds and Florence McLoughlin.
Cast
[edit]- Oliver Hardy as Plump (as Babe Hardy)
- Billy Ruge as Runt
- Florence McLaughlin as Runt's Accomplice (as Florence McLoughlin)
- Edna Reynolds as Telegraph Operator
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy. New York: St. Martin's. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-312-32598-5.
- ↑ "Release Dates for Ready Reference: Vim: 10-19 "A Precious Parcel," Plump and Runt (misspelled Hunt)". The Motion Picture News. XIV (20): 3181. November 18, 1916 – via The Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Comments on the Films: A PRECIOUS PARCEL (Vim), Oct 19". The Moving Picture World. 30 (5): 692. November 4, 1916 – via The Internet Archive.
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