Pass the Gravy is a 1928

1928 in film

-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...

 short comedy silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 in which neighbors argue over their pet chickens and their children, who are in love. It stars Max Davidson

Max Davidson

Max Davidson was a German film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films.-Career:...

, Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan , was an American actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1926 and 1941.He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, USA and died in Santa Monica, California.-External links:...

, Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell

Spec O'Donnell was an American film actor. He appeared in 191 films between 1923 and 1978.He was born in Fresno, California and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:* Why Girls Say No...

, Martha Sleeper

Martha Sleeper

Martha Sleeper was a silent film comedienne of the 1920s and Broadway actress of the 1940s.-Family:Martha Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York City...

, and Bert Sprotte

Bert Sprotte

Bert Sprotte was a German actor. He appeared in 77 films between 1918 and 1938.He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Conquering the Woman...

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The movie was directed by Fred Guiol

Fred Guiol

Fred Guiol was an American film director and screenwriter. Guiol worked at the Hal Roach Studios for many years, and directed Laurel and Hardy's earliest short films, as their famous comic partnership gradually developed during 1927...

 and Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Thomas Leo McCarey was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies...

 and produced by Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...

. No writer is credited. The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

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 and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry

National Film Registry

The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...

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