45 Minutes from Hollywood
| 45 Minutes from Hollywood | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Fred Guiol |
| Written by | Hal Roach H.M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Glenn Tryon Charlotte Mineau |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
45 Minutes From Hollywood is a 1926 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and released by Pathé Exchange.[1] The film's runtime is 15 minutes.
At the time, it was known as a Glenn Tryon vehicle, but today it is best remembered as the second instance of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appearing in the same film together — although they do not share any scenes — at least half a decade after their first chance billing in The Lucky Dog (1921).[2]
As the film uses footage from the Theda Bara star vehicle Madame Mystery (released April 1926, featuring Hardy in the supporting cast, and co-written and co-directed by Laurel), it is also the last screen appearance of silent film vamp Bara.
Plot
A California family is sent a letter informing them that if they do not quickly travel to Hollywood to pay a fee they owe, they will be evicted from their home. The family decides to send Grandpa, but the son so badly wants to see Hollywood that he convinces his mother to let him go, too.
Cast
- Glenn Tryon
- Jack Rube Clifford
- Molly O'Day
- Theda Bara
- Mickey Daniels
- Scooter Lowry
- Allen "Farina" Hoskins
- Jackie Condon
- Jay R. Smith
- Johnny Downs
- Joe Cobb
- Oliver Hardy
- Edna Murphy
- Jerry Mandy
- Ham Kinsey
- Ed Brandenburg
- Jack Hill
- Stan Laurel
- Al Hallett
- Tiny Sandford
- Monte Collins
- The Hal Roach Bathing Beauties
- Janet Gaynor
Production
Stan appears in bed in his only scene. He wears a nightcap, nightgown, and a large comedy mustache. Jimmy Finlayson appears looking like this in several later Laurel and Hardy films. Oliver also features a similar mustache. Laurel's name does not appear in the credits for this film, but Hardy's name does.
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: 45 Minutes from Hollywood". www.silentera.com.
- ^ Bingen, Steven (November 1, 2022). The 50 MGM Films that Transformed Hollywood: Triumphs, Blockbusters, and Fiascos. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-7089-3.
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