The Counter Jumper is a 1922 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy.[1] It is a remake of the 1919 film The Grocery Clerk, which was also directed by Semon. The film was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in 2009 as part of a series examining slapstick.[2]
| The Counter Jumper | |
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| Directed by | Larry Semon |
| Written by | Larry Semon |
| Produced by | Larry Semon |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | Reginald Lyons |
| Edited by | A.A. Jordan Larry Semon |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Larry Semon as Larry, the Counter Jumper
- Lucille Carlisle as Glorietta Hope
- Oliver Hardy as Gaston Gilligan (as Babe Hardy)
- Curtis McHenry as A Clerk
- Eva Thatcher
- Jack Duffy
- William McCall
- Reginald Lyons
- James Donnelly
- William Hauber as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Joe Rock as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Al Thompson as Bit Role (uncredited)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Counter Jumper". Silent Era. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ "MOMA: Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film". MOMA. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
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