''They Bought a Boat'' is a 1914 American
silent comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
featuring
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
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Plot
Cast
* Royal Byron as Captain Jack Burns (as Roy Byron)
* C.W. Ritchie as Captain Billy Hale
* Ed Lawrence as Government Inspector
* James Levering as Ancient Mariner
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Billy Bowers as Jack Kedge
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Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...
as Cabin Boy (as Babe Hardy)
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
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1914
Films
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Oliver Hardy filmography
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These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy
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1914 films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
1914 comedy films
1914 short films
Films directed by Arthur Hotaling
Silent American comedy films
American comedy short films
1910s American films
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