Flying elephants

United States, 1927

Film
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Set in the Stone Age when men were forced to marry and then work on the rock pile - that’s why it was called the “Stone Age!”. King Ferdinand has ordered that all men between the ages of 13 and 95 must be married within 21 days or be executed or banished for life, or both. Amongst those vying for a wife are the big husky caveman known as the Mighty Giant (Oliver Hardy) and his rival, Twinkle Star (Stan Laurel).

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Credits

director

Fred J. Butler

producer

Hal Roach

production company

Kodak Cinegraph

Duration

00:17:01:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1927

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315313

Language

English

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q919331

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