The Stage Hand

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = The Stage Hand | image = The Stage Hand (1920) - 2.jpg | caption = Advertisement | director = Larry Semon<br>Norman Taurog | producer = Larry Semon<br>Albert E. Smith | writer = Larry Semon<br>Norman Taurog | starring = Larry Semon | music = | cinematography = Hans F. Koenekamp | editing = | distributor = Vitagraph Company of America | released = {{film date|1920|9|20}} | runtime = 2 reels | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) }}

'''''The Stage Hand''''' is a 1920 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Louvish |first=Simon |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Stan_and_Ollie_The_Roots_of_Comedy/iSfU38xkO7AC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22haunted%20hat%22 |title=Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy: The Double Life of Laurel and Hardy |date= |publisher=St. Martin's |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-312-32598-5 |location=New York |pages=483 |language=}}</ref>

== Plot == This summary of the plot was published in ''The Moving Picture World'' for August 28, 1920:<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 28, 1920 |title=Comments: The Stage Hand (Vitagraph-Larry Semon) |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor45aug/page/1210/mode/2up?q=%22the+materials+of%22 |journal=The Moving Picture World |volume=45 |issue=9 |pages=1211 |via=The Internet Archive}}</ref> {{Blockquote|text=The materials of slam-bang farce are limited, and its activities are so great that repetition is 'not to be avoided. The wonder is that ingenuity can keep on playing variations on the ridiculous month after month without exhausting itself. Larry Semon is an industrious farce-maker and relies heavily on mechanical accessories and pantomime. The most original feature of “The Stage Hand” is the role played by a highly trained monkey . Mr. Monk never makes a slip in performing a part little short of human in the intelligence with which it appears to be played. Interest, in fact, centers on his amazing antics — he is the real star in provoking laughter.}}

==Cast== * Larry Semon as The Stage Hand * Lucille Carlisle as The Leading Lady * Frank Alexander as The Stage Manager * Thelma Percy as The Animal Trainer * Al Thompson as The Show Manager * William Hauber as Props * Jack Duffy as The Hero * Frank Hayes as The Prima Donna * Oliver Hardy as Audience member (uncredited)

==See also== * List of American films of 1920

==External links== {{commons category|The Stage Hand}} {{IMDb title|id=0270668|title=The Stage Hand}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stage Hand, The}} Category:1920 films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1920 comedy films Category:1920 short films Category:Short films directed by Norman Taurog Category:Films directed by Larry Semon Category:American silent comedy short films Category:1920 American films Category:1920 English-language films Category:English-language comedy short films