Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was...
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The Wizard of Oz (1925 film) (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who has the lead role of a Kansas farmhand disguised as the Scarecrow...
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Curtis McHenry (section With Larry Semon)
July 24, 1934) was an American stuntman and comedian who appeared in Larry Semon comedies in the 1920s. According to his World War I draft card, McHenry...
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for Vitagraph between 1918 and 1923, mostly playing the "heavy" for Larry Semon. In 1919, he separated from his wife, ending with a provisional divorce...
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was an American stage and film actor, best known for playing opposite Larry Semon in many of his silent comedy shorts from the late 1910s to 1928. Bell...
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neurobiologist and laryngologist Henry Semon (1884–1958), American farmer, businessman, and politician Larry Semon (1889–1928), American actor, director...
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1922 and 1930, several of which were directed by her first husband, Larry Semon. In 1928, Dwan moved from making films to acting on stage, signing with...
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Normand, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, and Larry Semon. The "pie in the face" gag, in which one person hits another with a pie...
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to: The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), an American silent film directed by Larry Semon The Wizard of Oz (1933 film), a Canadian animated short directed by Ted...
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Weed Fred Kohler as "Buck" Mulligan Helen Lynch as Meg, Mulligan's girl Larry Semon as "Slippy" Lewis Jerry Mandy as Paloma Alfred Allen as Judge (uncredited)...
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listed the top ten ingredients of a Larry Semon film, which began with these four: Larry Semon A heroine (usually Larry's current girlfriend or wife) A fat...
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Larry Semon, who created Wizard of Oz (1925). The film that was ultimately created bears the writing credit "L. Frank Baum, Jr., Leon Lee, and Larry Semon"...
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Kid Speed (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
Four Wheeled Terror is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. A group of young men are tuning up their...
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Dunces and Dangers is a 1918 American film directed by Larry Semon. A man and his wife are having trouble financially and barely have anything to eat...
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appeared in 42 films between 1914 and 1922. She appeared in several of Larry Semon's films. She was the sister of actress Marguerite Nichols who married...
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The Sawmill (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
silent comedy short film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. The Sawmill was shot at Hume Lake. Larry Semon as The dumb-bell Oliver Hardy as...
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Taurog returned to the film industry as a director, collaborating with Larry Semon in The Sportsman (1920). In the coming decade, he made 42 silent films...
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Chief of the National Guard Bureau and mayor of Hot Springs, Arkansas Larry Semon, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era...
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Samuelson Betty Blythe United Kingdom Silent film Wizard of Oz Larry Semon Larry Semon, Bryant Washburn, Dorothy Dwan United States Silent film 1926 Adventures...
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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Larry Semon, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Laurel and Hardy (who successfully transitioned...
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The Rent Collector (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog. It featured Semon and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Larry Semon's production company and distributed...
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Journal of the National Archives, p. 258. Washington, D.C., 1989 Harnisch, Larry. "Stan Laurel's stormy marriage full of off-screen drama." Los Angeles Times...
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in a 1925 silent version of The Wizard of Oz directed by and starring Larry Semon, in which a villainous farmhand briefly fell into a tin pile and emerged...
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Frank Baum Portrayed by Frank Moore (His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz) Larry Semon (The Wizard of Oz) Ray Bolger (The Wizard of Oz) Hinton Battle (The Wiz;...
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Semon Emil "Bunkie" Knudsen (October 2, 1912 – July 6, 1998) was an American automobile executive. Semon Emil Knudsen was born on October 2, 1912, in Buffalo...
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Seinfeld (born 1954) Scott Seiss (born 1994) Peter Sellers (1925–1980) Larry Semon (1889–1928) Mack Sennett (1880–1960) Rachel Sennott (born 1995) Peter...
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The Counter Jumper (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. It is a remake of the 1919 film The Grocery Clerk, which was also directed by Semon. The film was...
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Perfect Clown is a 1925 American silent slapstick comedy film starring Larry Semon and Kate Price. It features an early screen appearance by Oliver Hardy...
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The Midnight Cabaret (category Films directed by Larry Semon)
Cabaret is a 1923 American film directed by Larry Semon and featuring Oliver Hardy. Larry Semon as Larry, a Waiter Kathleen Myers as Kathleen, a Cabaret...
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In the 1925 silent film The Wizard of Oz, directed by and starring Larry Semon, the Cowardly Lion was played in disguise by Spencer Bell. In the classic...
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