The Slave (1917)
- Directed by
- Arvid E. Gillstrom
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A janitor works in a harem. The story is told without any text cards.
silentcomediclightheartedstraightforwardplayfulsimplenostalgic
What happens
The Slave is a 1917 American 2-reel silent comedy film starring Billy West and featuring Oliver Hardy. It was unusual for a silent film in that, because it told its story so plainly, subtitles or intertitles were not considered necessary. This film is now considered lost. Plot: Billy is the janitor in a harem. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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