The Soilers (1923)

Directed by

Ralph Ceder

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

24 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a silent comedy where Stan Laurel gets into trouble in a Western setting. The plot parodies a serious Western drama with characters getting into silly fights and mishaps.

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What happens

The Soilers is a 1923 American silent comedy film starring Stan Laurel, and was released in the same year as the Western silent movie drama The Spoilers. The name of one character from the original, "McNamara", is parodied in the James Finlayson character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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