''It's No Laughing Matter'' is an extant 1915 American

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

written and directed by

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

. The film stars

Macklyn Arbuckle Maclyn Arbuckle (July 9, 1866 – March 31, 1931) was an American screen and stage actor. He was the brother of actor Andrew Arbuckle and cousin of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. Early life Arbuckle was born in San Antonio, Texas, on July ...

, Cora Drew,

Myrtle Stedman Myrtle Stedman (born Myrtle Lincoln; March 3, 1883 – January 8, 1938) was an American leading lady and later character actress in motion pictures who began in silent films in 1910. Biography Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Illi ...

, Charles Marriott,

Adele Farrington Adele Farrington (1867 – 19 December 1936) was an American actress of the silent film era. Biography Born Anna King in Brooklyn, New York, Farrington was a stage actress before appearing in 74 films between 1914 and 1926. She was a relatively ...

, and Frank Elliott. The film was released on January 14, 1915, by

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as Hi Judd *

Cora Drew Cora Rankin Drew (born 1871 or 1872) was a silent film actress in the United States. Her performances included leading roles in ''The Burned Hand'' (1915), '' The Honor System'' (1917), and '' Southern Pride'' (1917). She expressed frustration ...

as Mrs. Judd *

as Bess Judd *Charles Marriott as Jim Skinner *

as Widow Wilkins * Frank Elliott as Sam

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Only a portion of ''It's No Laughing Matter'' exists in the

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. Both the Library of Congress database website and the Catalog of Holdings 1978 book indicate incomplete or fragmentary status.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 91 c.1978

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* * 1915 films 1910s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1915 comedy films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Lois Weber American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1910s American films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub

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