May 26, 1919
Release Date

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The Star Boarder (1919)

Name: The Star Boarder
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1919-05-26

20m

Running Time

May 26, 1919
Release Date

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Plot.

Larry's absurdly plush life of ease as a convict comes to an end when his sentence is up. Tossed out, he tries several ways, including a stickup to get back in the comfortable jail. Exchanging clothes with a lookalike escaped prisoner, he goes back, only to find he's to be hung. Now desperate to leave again, he joins other cons in a jailbreak.

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Cast & Crew.

Larry Semon

Star Boarder / Little Joe, Escaped Convict / Director / Writer

Lucille Carlisle

The Warden's Daughter

William Hauber

Old Maid

Chai Hong

Prisoner with long cue

Snooky

Frank Alexander

The Warden

Norma Shearer

Big V Beauty Squad Member (uncredited)

Details.

Release Date
May 26, 1919

Status
Released

Running Time
20m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Comedy Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-15

This Movie Is About.

silent film

Wiki.

The Star Boarder is a 1919 American silent comedy short written and directed by and starring Larry Semon. The film also stars Lucille Carlisle, and features Norma Shearer (in her film debut) in an uncredited role as a beauty pageant contestant. The film is extant and available online. The plot has a released prisoner desiring a return to prison and swapping places with an escapee.