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The Sawmill

Directed by Albert E. Smith
19220h 21mBlack & White5.0 / 58.1k viewsPublic Domain

This got famous for the most expensive short silent comedy that was ever produced. A bumbling sawmill employee (Larry Semon) tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter (Ann Hastings) while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman (Oliver Hardy).

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"Utter madness! It's a miracle nobody was killed during shooting. A wonderful find, and there can be little doubt that it truly is the most expensive t..."

3/1/2011