Hired and Fired (1916)
- Directed by
- Walter Stull, Bobby Burns
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A man gets a job and is quickly fired, leading to a series of comedic mishaps. Oliver Hardy appears in this short silent comedy.
slapsticklightheartedfast-pacedplayfulcomedicold-fashionedsimple
What happens
Hired and Fired is a 1916 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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