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His Lordship's Dilemma (1915)

His Lordship's Dilemma poster
Directed by
William F. Haddock
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this silent short comedy, a man who lives on a regular payment from home gets into a predicament. The film features a famous comedian performing his golf routine on screen.

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What happens

His Lordship's Dilemma is a 1915 silent short comedy film produced by the Gaumont Film Company and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. The film stars W.C. Fields as a remittance man, and part of the film includes an adaptation of the comedian's famous golf routine. It was directed by William F. Haddock. Supporting players include Bud Ross, who also appeared with Fields in Pool Sharks earlier the same year; and Fields' brother Walter, in his only known film appearance, listed in various sources as Walter Dukinfield or Walter Fields (the family name is usually rendered as Dukenfield). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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