Underplayed Gems

Nuts in May (1917)

Nuts in May poster
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent comedy short featuring Stan Laurel in his first onscreen role. He appears in a series of slapstick gags and mishaps. The film is mostly lost but a brief fragment remains.

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What happens

Nuts in May (1917) is a silent comedy short, directed by Robin Williamson (director), produced by Isadore Bernstein, and featuring Stan Laurel, billed as Stan Jefferson, in his onscreen debut. The short was filmed at Bernstein Studios, in Hollywood, California. "A fragment" of the film survives (a little over 60 seconds). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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