When Knights Were Cold
About When Knights Were Cold
Only the second half is known to survive. In that half, Stan is a Robin Hood figure inside a walled medieval town. Knights chase him. He and they ride music-hall horse costumes instead of horses. He fights a crowd of swordsmen at once, beats his rival in a single combat, and marries the princess in a state ceremony.
Cast & crew
More about When Knights Were Cold
Wikipedia and the catalog name Frank Fouce as director. Wikidata names Broncho Billy Anderson, who produced the short. Irving G. Ries photographed it. Mae Laurel is in the catalog cast with Catherine Bennett, Billy Armstrong, Scotty MacGregor, and Will Bovis.
Themes
Look
Irving G. Ries photographed the short, including the half-horse costumes.
Preservation
Only the second half is known to survive. That fragment has been transferred to Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Stan Laurel plays the Robin Hood figure.
Scenes
- The chase is run on music-hall horse costumes.
- Stan beats his rival and the surviving reel ends at the wedding ceremony.