Back Stage (1917)

Name: Back Stage
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1917-01-01
Duration: 13 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Ethel Marie Burton, Polly Bailey, Ethelyn Gibson

Back Stage (1917), directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom, starring Billy West and Oliver Hardy.

01/01/1917 BR Comedy 13m

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Props, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time equally between drinking and attention to duty. Trouble starts when the new acts arrive. The Wiggle sisters, a Hawaiian act, demand the star dressing room but Props turns them down, but relents when Babe, the strong man, and his beautiful wife, Ethel Burton because he is smitten. Once the show begins Props is forever getting in the way of the performers and his bibulous assistant has an unfortunate propensity for dropping the curtain at the wrong moments. Things only get crazier from there.

Arvid E. GillstromDirector
Ben H. CohenEditing
Louis BurstonProducer

About the film

Back Stage is a 1917 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

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Back Stage is a 1917 American silent short comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.

Cast

Billy West as Props

Ethel Marie Burton as Ethel (as Ethel Burton)

Polly Bailey (as Polly Van)

Joe Cohen

Ethelyn Gibson (as Ethelynne Gibson)

Oliver Hardy (as Babe Hardy)

Florence McLaughlin (as Florence McLoughlin)

Bud Ross (as Budd Ross)

Leo White

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Back Stage was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of closeups of hula dancers and the actions of a bearded man backstage, and the scene of three women falling in the back of the stage and baring their legs. The Kansas Board of Review also required cuts, but did not list the scenes removed due to their "suggestiveness."

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Back Stage at IMDb

Text from Back Stage (1917 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Stage_(1917_film)

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It premiered on January 1, 1917, a Monday.
This film's quiz has 6 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosKing Bee Productions
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesNo Language
StatusReleased

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Arvid E. Gillstrom Director
Ben H. Cohen Editing
Louis Burston Producer

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What is Back Stage about?

Back Stage: Props, the stage man, and his assistant at the Orpheum Theater, Plunkville divide their time equally between drinking and attention to duty. Trouble starts when the new acts arrive. The Wiggle sisters, a Hawaiian act, demand the star dressing room but Props turns them down, but relents when Babe, the strong man, and h…

Who directed Back Stage?

Back Stage was directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom in 1917.

Who stars in Back Stage?

The cast of Back Stage includes Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Ethel Marie Burton, Polly Bailey and Ethelyn Gibson.

How long is Back Stage?

Back Stage runs for 13 minutes, or 0h13.