Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit
"Colonel Heeza Liar tastes forbidden fruit"
Keys: Space play/pause · ←/→ 10s · F fullscreen · M mute · </> speed
About this film
1923 animated short film.
More about this film
About the production
Release date1923-11-01
ProductionBray Productions
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Silent-era audiences encountered Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit around 1923, as studios refined cross-cutting and star-driven storytelling.
Why this film matters
Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit shows how silent filmmakers conveyed plot through gesture, title cards, and editing.
Making of
Production credits for Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit are not comprehensively verified in linked references.
What critics said
Press notices for Colonel Heeza Liar's Forbidden Fruit (1923) are sparse in digitized sources; interest today rests on archival rarity.
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Film restoration
Survival varies; consult archive holdings.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colonel%20Heeza%20Liar's%20Forbidden%20Fruit.ogv