It's No Laughing Matter

It's No Laughing Matter
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Directed by	Lois Weber
Written by	Lois Weber
Produced by	Phillips Smalley Lois Weber
Starring	Macklyn Arbuckle Cora Drew Myrtle Stedman Charles Marriott Adele Farrington Frank Elliott
Cinematography	Dal Clawson
Production company	Hobart Bosworth Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 14, 1915 (1915-01-14)
Running time	4-5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

It's No Laughing Matter is an extant 1915 American comedy silent film written and directed by Lois Weber. The film stars Macklyn Arbuckle, Cora Drew, Myrtle Stedman, Charles Marriott, Adele Farrington, and Frank Elliott. The film was released on January 14, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Plot

Cast

• Macklyn Arbuckle as Hi Judd
• Cora Drew as Mrs. Judd
• Myrtle Stedman as Bess Judd
• Charles Marriott as Jim Skinner
• Adele Farrington as Widow Wilkins
• Frank Elliott as Sam

Preservation status

Only a portion of It's No Laughing Matter exists in the Library of Congress. Both the Library of Congress database website and the Catalog of Holdings 1978 book indicate incomplete or fragmentary status.^[3][4]

See also

• List of Paramount Pictures films

References

1. Hal Erickson (2014). "It-s-No-Laughing-Matter - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
2. "It's No Laughing Matter (1915) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: It's No Laughing Matter
4. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 91 c.1978

External links

• It's No Laughing Matter at IMDb