''Tad's Swimming Hole'' is a 1918 American silent short

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

. It was the fourth of a series of twenty films funded by Judge Willis Brown as both moral lessons and promotional films.

Cast

* Ernest Butterworth * Ruth Hampton * Guy Hayman * Ernest Butterworth Jr. * Thomas Bellamy

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Tad's Swimming Hole'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut all closeups of naked boys facing the camera.

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* 1918 films 1918 comedy films 1918 short films Films directed by King Vidor Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub