''The Rent Collector'' is a 1921 American
silent comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Larry Semon
Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
and
Norman Taurog
Norman Rae Taurog (February 23, 1899 – April 7, 1981) was an American film director and screenwriter. From 1920 to 1968, Taurog directed 180 films. At the age of 32, he received the Academy Award for Best Director for ''Skippy (film), Skippy' ...
. It featured Semon and
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
. It was produced by Larry Semon's production company and distributed by the
Vitagraph Company of America
Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907 ...
.
''The Rent Collector'' at silentera.com
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Plot
Cast
* Larry Semon
Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
as Larry, the Rent Collector
* Norma Nichols as Leader of the Society Girl Settlement Workers
* Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...
as The Big Boss (credited as Babe Hardy)
* Eva Thatcher
Eva Thatcher (March 14, 1862 – September 28, 1942) was an American film actress and vaudeville performer. She appeared in more than one hundred films between 1912 and 1930. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and died in Los Angeles, Californ ...
as Landlady
* Frank Alexander as A thug
* Pete Gordon as Barber
* William Hauber
William Carl HauberWalker, Brent (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory : A history and filmography of his studio and his Keystone and Mack Sennett comedies, with biographies of players and personnel'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 512 ...
as Bit Role (uncredited)
* Leo Willis
Leo Willis (January 5, 1890Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 401. . – April 10, 1952) was an American actor who began his career in th ...
as Bit Role (uncredited)
See also
* List of American films of 1921
A list of American films released in 1921 in film, 1921. In the years before, during and since World War I several major studios based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood had come to dominate American film production including Paramount P ...
* Oliver Hardy filmography
:''These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see Laurel and Hardy filmography.''
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an ...
References
External links
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1921 films
1921 comedy films
1921 short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Larry Semon
Silent American comedy short films
Short films directed by Norman Taurog
1920s American films
1920s English-language films
English-language comedy short films
Articles containing video clips
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