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King-Bee Films Corporation was a film production company in the U.S. that released two-real short film comedies during the silent film era. The company's stars included Billy West, a Charlie Chaplin imitator. Louis Burstein was the company's president and general manager. He established it in 1917 after the breakup of Vim Comedy Company to produce comedies starring West. Oliver Hardy and Ethelyn Gibson also acted for the company. It operated a studio in Jacksonville, Florida, then Bayonne, New Jersey and finally at 1329 Gordon Street in Hollywood, California. Its offices were in New York. History King-Bee had offices in New York and Hollywood, California. The company's production sites included Jacksonville, Florida. Arvid E. Gillstrom directed for King-Bee. Members of the company on their way to Hollywood were entertained in Chicago by members of the Standard Films Corporation. King Bee's Billy West comedies were in such demand it wanted him to work on two at a time. Filmogr ...
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The Hero
The Hero may refer to: Books * "The Hero" (poem), a poem written by Rabindranath Tagore * ''The Hero'' (novel), a science fiction novel by John Ringo and Michael Z. Williamson * '' The Hero: A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama'', a book by FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan * "The Hero", a short story by George R. R. Martin and collected in '' Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective''. Film * ''The Hero'' (1917 film), an American silent comedy starring Oliver Hardy * ''The Hero'' (1923 film), an American World War I drama directed by Louis J. Gasnier * ''The Hero'', English language title of '' Nayak'', a 1966 Bengali drama by Satyajit Ray * ''The Hero'', US title of '' Bloomfield'', a 1971 British-Israeli drama * '' The Hero: Love Story of a Spy'', a 2003 Bollywood action-adventure * ''The Hero'' (2004 film), an Angolan war drama * ''The Hero'' (2017 film), an American drama starring Sam Elliott Television * ''The Hero'' (1966 TV series), a 1966 American television series * ''T ...
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The Villain (1917 Film)
''The Villain'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Oliver Hardy as Babe (billed as Babe Hardy) * Florence McLaughlin as Florence (billed as Florence McLoughlin) * Bud Ross as Budd (as Budd Ross) * Ethelyn Gibson * Leo White * Joe Cohen See also * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films Silent American comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom American comedy short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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Silent Film Studios
Silent may mean any of the following: People with the name * Silent George, George Stone (outfielder) (1876–1945), American Major League Baseball outfielder and batting champion * Brandon Silent (born 1973), South African former footballer * Charles Silent (1842-1918), German-born American jurist Arts, entertainment, and media Music * "Silent" (Gerald Walker), the first single from the rapper * Silent (rock group), a Brazilian rock group * The Silents, an Australian psychedelic rock band Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Dark (broadcasting) or silent, an off-air radio or TV station * Silent film, a film with no sound Other uses * Air Energy AE-1 Silent, a German self-launching ultralight sailplane * Buffalo Silents, a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were deaf and/or mute * Silent Family, a German aircraft manufacturer * Silent Generation, a demographic cohort between the Greatest Generation and the Baby Boomers * Silent letter, a letter in a word ...
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His Day Out
''His Day Out'' is a surviving 1918 American silent comedy short film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Leatrice Joy as Joy * Oliver Hardy as Oliver * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Ethel Marie Burton * Bud Ross as The Father (as Budd Ross) * Slim Cole * Don Likes as A Customer * Billy Quirk Release ''His Day Out'' was released on January 15, 1918, in the United States. See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films 1918 comedy films American silent short films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s ...
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The Messenger (1918 Film)
''The Messenger'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy, the messenger boy * Oliver Hardy (credited as Babe Hardy) * Ethel Marie Burton * Leatrice Joy * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Messenger'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 1, four scenes of Billy looking at young woman with skirt raised exposing posterior and scene of Billy dropping trousers and standing in underwear. See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... References External links * 1918 films 1918 short films American silent short films American black ...
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The Stranger (1918 Film)
''The Stranger'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Prints of this film survive in private collections and it has been released on DVD. Cast * Billy West as The Prospector * Leatrice Joy as Susie * Bud Ross as Susie's Father (credited as Budd Ross) * Oliver Hardy as Oliver, the saloonkeeper * Leo White as The Greaser Reception Like many American films of the time, ''The Stranger'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 2, the intertitle "The Hall of Joy where wine, women and song hold forth temptations to strangers". See also * List of American films of 1918 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... References External links * 1918 ...
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The Orderly
''The Orderly'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Sanitarium orderly * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Leatrice Joy * Ethel Marie Burton * Leo White * Joe Bordeaux * Bud Ross See also * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... References External links * 1918 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1918 comedy films 1918 short films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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Back Stage (1917 Film)
''Back Stage'' is a 1917 American short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Props * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel (as Ethel Burton) * Polly Bailey (as Polly Van) * Joe Cohen * Ethelyn Gibson (as Ethelynne Gibson) * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Florence McLaughlin (as Florence McLoughlin) * Bud Ross (as Budd Ross) * Leo White Reception Like many American films of the time, ''Back Stage'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of closeups of hula dancers and the actions of a bearded man backstage, and the scene of three women falling in the back of the stage and baring their legs. See also * List of American films of 1917 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical H ...
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The Candy Kid (1917 Film)
''The Candy Kid'' is a 1917 American silent comedy short (13 minutes) featuring Billy West and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by King Bee Comedies. Plot Two rival candy and ice-cream shops that face each other across a street try to steal each other's customers. White's shop advertises for a "strong brave man" and the Candy Kid is sixth in line. White wants them to bomb the other shop. The Candy Kid dresses as Charlie Chaplin's tramp. The Candy Kid gets the job. He accidentally ignites the bomb fuse in White's shop and it is thrown from person to person until the fuse is put out. His job is then explained. He asks a policeman for a match. He has to throw the bomb away when the policeman comes back. It hits a woman on the head. The Kid throws the bomb away from the woman back across the street. It lands in White's rear room and explodes. The woman takes the Kid into Hardy's shop to reward him. She asks Hardy to give him a job but he refuses. He gets pushed into the back shop ...
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Dough Nuts
''Dough Nuts'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy, the New Baker * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel, the Cashier (as Ethel Burton) * Oliver Hardy as Babe, the chef (as Babe Hardy) * Leo White as Camembert, the Proprietor * Bud Ross as Boob, the Assistant (as Budd Ross) * Florence McLaughlin as Waitress (as Florence McLoughlin) * Joe Cohen as Pierre * Frank Bates as His Pal See also * List of American films of 1917 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ... External links * 1917 films American silent short films American black-and-white films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American ...
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The Millionaire (1917 Film)
''The Millionaire'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as Billy * Oliver Hardy as The mother-in-law (as Babe Hardy) * Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel (as Ethel Burton) * Joe Cohen * Florence McLaughlin as (as Florence McLoughlin) * Polly Bailey (as Polly Van) * Ethelyn Gibson (as Ethlyn Gibson) * Leo White * June Walker * Bud Ross (as Budd Ross) See also * List of American films of 1917 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... External links * 1917 films 1917 short films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom 1917 comedy films Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-f ...
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The Pest (1917 Film)
''The Pest'' ( a.k.a. ''The Freeloader'') is a 1917 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Billy West as The Pest * Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy) * Ethelyn Gibson * Bud Ross as The Bellboy (as Budd Ross) * Leo White as The Count See also * List of American films of 1917 * Oliver Hardy filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy as a team, see: Laurel and Hardy films :''This list contains only the films that Laurel and Hardy made together. For their solo films see Stan Laur ... References External links * 1917 films 1917 short films 1917 comedy films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom Silent American comedy films American comedy short films 1910s American films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub ...
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