Starvation Blues is a 1925 silent short subject comedy film. It stars Syd Crossley and Clyde Cook as street musicians struggling to eke out a living in the cold. Stan Laurel, one of the writers for the picture, would go on to explore a similar premise in his 1930 film Below Zero with Oliver Hardy.[2]
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| Directed by | Richard Wallace |
| Written by | Stan Laurel Sherbourne Shields Frank Terry H.M. Walker Richard Wallace |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Cinematography | Len Powers |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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| Country | United States |
Cast edit
- Clyde Cook as 1st Street Musician
- Syd Crossley as 2nd Street Musician
- Mildred June as Cafe Owner's Daughter
- Cesare Gravina as Cafe Owner
- Frederick Kovert as Dancer (as Frederick Kovert)
- Fred Kelsey as Prohibition Officer
- Tiny Sandford as Policeman
References edit
- ^ Richard Lewis Ward (2006). A History of the Hal Roach Studios. p. 180. ISBN 0809327279.
- ^ Okuda, Ted (2012-07-17). Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786447818.
External links edit
Media related to Starvation Blues at Wikimedia Commons- Starvation Blues at IMDb
- Starvation Blues at AllMovie
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