With Love and Hisses
A lighthearted silent comedy short built on physical gags and bumbling misadventure in a military setting.
Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.
Essence
Ensemble
Stan Laurel
Cuthbert Hope
Oliver Hardy
Top Sergeant Banner
James Finlayson
Captain Bustle
Anita Garvin
Captain Bustle's 1st girlfriend
Janet Gaynor
Extra
Viola Richard
Girl at station
Symona Boniface
Dignified Lady (uncredited)
Josephine Dunn
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Soldier (uncredited)
Eve Southern
Captain Bustle's 2nd girlfriend
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