The Honorable Mr. Buggs
| The Honorable Mr. Buggs | |
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| Directed by | Fred Jackman |
| Written by | Barry Barringer Ted Burnsten Frank Butler Alfred J. Goulding Stan Laurel |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Anna May Wong Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 2 reels (approx. 20 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Honorable Mr. Buggs is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Anna May Wong and Oliver Hardy. This film is held by a private owner.[1]
Plot
Dr. Buggs, a bachelor and collector of bugs, is engaged to be married. A beautiful woman, the Baroness Stoloff, wanted by the police for the theft of a royal ruby, calls on Buggs with a rare specimen. While the titled crook is there, Buggs' fiancée and her aunt call and, suspecting that all is not right, the aunt starts to snoop and finds her suspicions justified.As she does so, the police arrive on scene - a wild scramble follows and in the end the Baroness is arrested and Buggs' fiancée, enlightened by his story, forgives her jealous outburst and happiness again reigns.
Cast
- Matt Moore as Mr. Buggs
- Anna May Wong as Baroness Stoloff
- Sōjin Kamiyama as A crook
- Oliver Hardy as Butler
- Martha Sleeper as The fiancée
- Laura La Varnie
- Tyler Brooke
- Priscilla Dean
- James Finlayson
See also
References
- ↑ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Honorable Mr. Buggs". silentera.com. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
External links
Categories:
- 1927 films
- 1927 comedy films
- 1927 short films
- 1927 American films
- 1927 English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- English-language comedy short films
- Films directed by Fred Jackman
- Pathé Exchange films
- American silent comedy short films
- Surviving American silent films
- 1920s comedy film stubs
- Silent comedy short film stubs