The Counter Jumper (1922)
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 'counter jumper' was the term used in both Britain and the U.S.A. to describe the lowest dogsbody clerk in a general store or emporium. Here, Semon is employed in that capacity in an Old West general store that caters for desperate characters. As usual for Semon, most of the gag set-ups are deeply contrived and implausible. We get here not one but two separate sequences in which randomly splattered stains just happen to resemble a human face.
Director: Larry Semon
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Larry Semon as Larry, the Counter Jumper |
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Lucille Carlisle as Glorietta Hope |
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Oliver Hardy as Gaston Gilligan |
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Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry as A Clerk |
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Eva Thatcher as |
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William McCall as |
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William Hauber as Bit Role (uncredited) |
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Al Thompson as Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Directing | Larry Semon | Director |
| Writing | Larry Semon | Writer |
| Production | Larry Semon | Producer |
| Crew | Reginald Lyons | Cinematography |
| Editing | Larry Semon | Editor |