A Pair of Kings

1922
17m

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Lucille Carlisle and Larry Semon in A Pair of Kings (1922)

The king is threatened with a revolution and death, and he abdicates in favor of the dock laborer who has hidden in a box and been smuggled into the palace. The new ruler is too lively for t... Read allThe king is threatened with a revolution and death, and he abdicates in favor of the dock laborer who has hidden in a box and been smuggled into the palace. The new ruler is too lively for the plotters and after smashing numerous vases over their heads and dumping them into a cis... Read allThe king is threatened with a revolution and death, and he abdicates in favor of the dock laborer who has hidden in a box and been smuggled into the palace. The new ruler is too lively for the plotters and after smashing numerous vases over their heads and dumping them into a cistern beneath the palace, he is knighted by the newly crowned queen.

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5.3/10

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Larry Semon

King August…

Lucille Carlisle

Princess Lucille

Oliver Hardy

General Alarm
(as Babe Hardy)

Vernon Dent

William Hauber

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Joe Rock

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Directors
- Larry Semon
- Norman Taurog
Writers
- Larry Semon
- Norman Taurog
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8planktonrules

Long live the king....but which one?!

The King (Larry Semon) is a total jerk and treats his staff like dirt. Is it any wonder that the staff, led by General Alarm (Oliver Hardy), are about to commit regicide?! But before they can kill the jerk, along wanders a nobody (also Larry Semon)...a nobody who is the spitting image of the King. So, without realizing WHY, he agrees to switch places with the King and soon everyone is trying to kill the poor guy. Can he survive this onslaught of hate?

For lovers of old comedies, you'll likely recognize Vernon Dent and, possibly James Finlayson (under more makeup than usual). Dent appears at about the 8:30 mark and is instrumental in helping the schnook avoid an early demise....so it seems odd he's not listed in the credits.

Overall, this is a clever and better than average Larry Semon flick. Not his very best...but close. I think most of it is because the film offers a nice change of pace and not the usual Semon touches.