Huns and Hyphens

1918 film

Huns and Hyphens

Madge Kirby and Pete Gordon in Huns and Hyphens

Directed by| Larry Semon
Written by| Larry Semon
Produced by| Albert E. Smith
Starring| Larry Semon
Stan Laurel
Distributed by| Vitagraph Company of America

Release date

* September 23, 1918 (1918-09-23)

Running time

| 2 reels
Country| United States
Language| Silent (English intertitles)

Huns and Hyphens is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Larry Semon and Stan Laurel.

## Cast

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* Larry Semon as Larry
* Madge Kirby as Vera Bright
* Stan Laurel as Gang member
* Mae Laurel as Woman
* William McCall as Customer (credited as Billy McCall)
* Frank Alexander as Cafe owner (credited as Fatty Alexander)
* William Hauber as Waiter (credited as Bill Hauber)
* Pete Gordon as Waiter
* C.L. Sherwood as German Agent (uncredited)
* John Rand as Unhappy Customer (uncredited)

## Reception

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Like many American films of the time, Huns and Hyphens 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 the episode of squirting seltzer water at a man's trousers and the actions following.[1]

## See also

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* List of American films of 1918

## References

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1. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 7 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 44. November 2, 1918.

## External links

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* Huns and Hyphens at IMDb
* Huns and Hyphens \- Larry Semon & Stan Laurel (1918) on YouTube (Inter-Pathé channel)

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