1927 film
Spuds is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, and Edward Hearn.[1][2] Semon and Dwan were married.
Synopsis
In France during World War I, an American doughboy attempts to recover a car carrying a payroll of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars that was stolen by German spies.
Cast
Reception
Spuds was not well received and Semon, who had largely financed the film on his own, lost all of his remaining money.[3] Spuds was his last feature film, and he filed for bankruptcy in March 1928.[4] He died of pneumonia and tuberculosis on October 8, 1928.
References
- ^ Munden p. 759
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Suds at silentera.com
- ^ Sassen, Claudia (2015). Larry Semon, Daredevil Comedian of the Silent Screen: A Biography and Filmography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-4766-2027-5.
- ^ Louvish, Simon (2005). Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy. New York City: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-312-32598-5.
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- Spuds at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Contract between Larry Semon and Pathé Exchange to produce Spuds (Exhibit D in records of the appeal of a lawsuit involving Pathé Exchange and the film The Bride of the Colorado (1928), page 2116 / 706)
