# The Stage Hand

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{{short description|1920 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = The Stage Hand
| image          = The Stage Hand (1920) - 2.jpg
| caption        = Advertisement
| director       = [Larry Semon](/source/Larry_Semon)<br>[Norman Taurog](/source/Norman_Taurog)
| producer       = Larry Semon<br>Albert E. Smith
| writer         = Larry Semon<br>Norman Taurog
| starring       = Larry Semon
| music          = 
| cinematography = [Hans F. Koenekamp](/source/Hans_F._Koenekamp)
| editing        = 
| distributor    = Vitagraph Company of America
| released       = {{film date|1920|9|20}}
| runtime        = 2 [reels](/source/reel)
| country        = United States
| language       = [Silent](/source/Silent_film) (English [intertitle](/source/intertitle)s)
}}

'''''The Stage Hand''''' is a 1920 American [silent](/source/silent_film) short [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) featuring [Oliver Hardy](/source/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](/source/Larry_Semon) as The Stage Hand
* [Lucille Carlisle](/source/Lucille_Carlisle) as The Leading Lady
* [Frank Alexander](/source/Frank_Alexander_(actor)) as The Stage Manager
* Thelma Percy as The Animal Trainer
* [Al Thompson](/source/Al_Thompson) as The Show Manager
* [William Hauber](/source/William_Hauber) as Props
* Jack Duffy as The Hero
* [Frank Hayes](/source/Frank_Hayes_(actor)) as The Prima Donna
* [Oliver Hardy](/source/Oliver_Hardy) as Audience member (uncredited)

==See also==
* [List of American films of 1920](/source/List_of_American_films_of_1920)

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

==References==
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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

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