Nuts in May (1917) is a silent comedy short, directed by Robin Williamson, produced by Isadore Bernstein, and featuring Stan Laurel, billed as Stan Jefferson, in his onscreen debut.[1]
| Nuts in May | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robin Williamson |
| Produced by | Isadore Bernstein |
| Starring | Stan Laurel |
| Cinematography | Harry M. Fowler |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The short was filmed at Bernstein Studios, in Hollywood, California. "A fragment" of the film survives[1] (a little over 60 seconds[citation needed]).
Plot
editStan plays a resident of "Home for the Weak-Minded", apparently a lunatic asylum. Stan's particular delusion is that he thinks he's Napoleon. Stan walks the grounds of the cuckoo-hatch sticking his right hand into his shirt and wearing a Napoleon hat. He thinks he's Napoleon, but he gives the salute of the British army.
Stan has his own personal keeper in the asylum: a taller moustached man who wears a kepi so that Stan will think he's a French officer.
Stan gets out and finds some local boys, who eagerly join him in playing soldier. Stan's kepi-wearing keeper pursues him through the film. Stan hijacks a steamroller, and Stan nearly runs down some workers in a road crew.
The surviving footage consists of Stan in various scrapes with a steamroller, ending with him in a straw boater being dragged off to the asylum.
Cast
edit- Stan Laurel (as Stan Jefferson)
- Mae Dahlberg
- Lucille Arnold
- Owen Evans
- Charles Arling
See also
edit- List of incomplete or partially lost films
- Mixed Nuts (1922), a film using footage from Nuts in May
References
edit- ^ a b "Nuts in May". silentera.com. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
External links
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