''The Chocolate of the Gang'' is a 1918 American
short
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comedy film
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directed by
King Vidor.
Cast
* Ruth Hampton as The Heiress
* Thomas Bellamy as Black Boy
* Ernest Butterworth Jr. as White Boy
*
Judge Willis Brown
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as himself / Commentator
Reception
Like many American films of the time, ''The Chocolate of the Gang'' was subject to cuts by
city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 1, of a front view of the nude Black Boy and, in Reel 2, three views of Black Boy through the periscope with pigeons in crate.
See also
*
List of American films of 1918
References
External links
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1918 films
1918 short films
1918 comedy films
Films directed by King Vidor
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
American silent short films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
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