The Band Master (1917 film)
| The Band Master | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arvid E. Gillstrom |
| Produced by | Louis Burstein |
| Starring | Billy West Oliver Hardy |
| Distributed by | King Bee Studios |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Band Master is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
Cast
[edit]- Billy West as Billy, bandleader
- Oliver Hardy (credited as Babe Hardy)
Reception
[edit]Like many American films of the time, The Band Master was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, scene of dough dropping from West after he sits in the pan, Reel 2, two scenes of West kicking woman, two scenes of West dropping trousers, two scenes of West bumping woman, and West expectorating into telephone receptical (with figure of woman).[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (5). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 43. July 27, 1918.
External links
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- 1917 films
- 1917 short films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- 1917 comedy films
- Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom
- Silent American comedy films
- American comedy short films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- English-language comedy short films
- 1910s short comedy film stubs