Sold at Auction!
(1923) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase)
Cast: Harry Pollard (Snub Pollard) [the auctioneer’s helper], Wallace Howe [the man who sold], Jimmy Finlayson (James Finlayson) [Sylvester Finkelbuster, the man who WAS sold], Marie Mosquini [Finkelbuster’s wife], Jack Ackroyd [‘Whiskers’]; Charles E. Stevenson [the auctioneer], Noah Young [the ‘product’ demonstrator], William Gillespie [‘Fearless’ Felix Newmeyer, the aviator who bought the false teeth], Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) [an auction customer], [?] ? [the baby’s mother], [?] ? [Livingston, the boy], [?] ? [the assistant who hires Snub], [?] ? [the recipient of the unwanted hug], [?] ? [the desk sergeant], [?] ? [J. Murphy, who bought the piano], [?] ? [Mike Casey, who bought the books], [?] ? [the bather, who bought the bathtub]
Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [Pathécomedy]. / Produced by Hal Roach. Photographed (cinematography) by Robert Doran. Film editor, T.J. Crizer (Thomas J. Crizer). Titles (intertitles written) by H.M. Walker. / Released 27 May 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Pigs - Auctions - Barns - Children: Orphans - False teeth - Insects: Wasps - Law: Enforcement: Police: Policemen (Fake) - Musical instruments: Pianos - Pilots - Transportation: Airplanes, Motorcycles (sidecars) - Vacations - Weapons: Blackjacks, Brass knuckles
Listing updated: 30 November 2022.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Kerr-Silent pp. 109-110; Maltin-Selected p. 55 : ClasIm-221 pp. 44, 57 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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