The read
It runs a compact 25m.
Synopsis
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Larry SemonDirector
- Norman TaurogDirector
- Larry SemonWriter
- Norman TaurogWriter
Cast
- Oliver HardyStage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
- Larry SemonThe Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
- Frank AlexanderBallet dancer / Wife of Man with Family
- Lucille CarlisleLeading lady
- Betty YoungDancer
- Alice DavenportAudience member
- Al ThompsonMan who Smuggles Family In
- Pete GordonHis son
- Frank J. ColemanAudience member / Woman with Hat / Cop
- Jack MillerVillain
- Grover LigonBald Policeman
- William HauberAudience member (as Bill Hauber)