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1914 silent comedy
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that co-starred Oliver "Babe" Hardy and Herbert "Bert" Tracy. Written by Will Louis and produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company of Pennsylvania, the short was filmed in
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, likely in collaboration with the chief director on Lubin's production staff in Jacksonville,
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Plot


Cast

* Babe Hardy (Oliver Hardy) as Tom * Herbert Tracy as Bob *Roy Byron as Mr. Cassett *Eloise Willard as Auntie *Mabel Paige as Mrs. Cassett


Release and reception

In its review of the comedy after its release in August 1914, the New York-based trade journal ''Motion Picture News'' judged it to be very funny. The publication also described the disarming effect that the main characters' childish, dim-witted personalities had on some potentially objectionable or bawdy scenes:


See also

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List of American films of 1914 A list of American films released in 1914. See also * 1914 in the United States References External links 1914 filmsat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:American films of 1914 1914 Films A film also called a movie, ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Back To The Farm 1914 films 1914 comedy films 1914 short films American silent short films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy short films Films directed by Joseph Levering Films directed by Arthur Hotaling 1910s American films 1910s English-language films