''With Love and Hisses'' is a
silent comedy
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short film
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starring
Stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo
Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1950
Plot
Slow-witted army private Cuthbert Hope (Laurel) manages to makes life miserable for his gruff Top Sergeant Banner (Hardy). Banner must also report back to firm Captain Bustle (
Jimmy Finlayson
James Henderson Finlayson (27 August 1887 – 9 October 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is known for his squinting, outraged ...
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Cast
See also
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1927 in film
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Laurel and Hardy films
References
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1927 films
1927 comedy films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Fred Guiol
Laurel and Hardy (film series)
Military humor in film
Films with screenplays by H. M. Walker
1927 short films
American comedy short films
1920s American films
Silent American comedy films
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