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Do You Love Your Wife? (1919): Cast

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Do You Love Your Wife? is a 1919 short film directed by Hal Roach, starring Stan Laurel as Toby - the janitor, William Gillespie and Bud Jamison. It runs 11 minutes.

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Do You Love Your Wife? (1919) movie poster
Released
Runtime
11 min
Director
Hal Roach
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Do You Love Your Wife? About?

The premise of Do You Love Your Wife? without spoilers.

Stan works as a hotel janitor whose day spirals into chaos: he drops a stack of letters and attempts to recover them with a vacuum, gets soaked, assists a woman in confronting her cheating husband with a gun, and ends up being chased by the police in a series of frantic mishaps.

Do You Love Your Wife? Themes & Keywords

· 46 tags
  • 1910s
  • janitor
  • hotel janitor
  • hotel
  • comedy of errors
  • man lifting a woman's skirt
  • husband wife relationship
  • poodle
  • brushing a dog's teeth
  • vamp
  • maid uniform
  • animal skin rug
+34 more
  • woman smoking
  • walking a dog
  • top hat and tails
  • mailbox
  • tripped
  • pratfall
  • cheating husband
  • vampire
  • sneeze
  • vacuum cleaner
  • suction
  • jilted wife
  • column
  • woman wears a cape
  • caught with another woman
  • woman with a gun
  • flirting with maid
  • hit on the head by falling object
  • shooting gun indoor
  • slapstick comedy
  • featurette
  • hit on the head with a vase
  • painting a target
  • running out of bullets
  • stealing a gun from a police officer
  • wife shoots husband
  • policeman
  • caught red handed
  • man's head on woman's lap
  • person thought dead is alive
  • husband and wife difficulties
  • hit with a nightstick
  • impersonating a police officer
  • arresting the wrong person
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Cast & crew

Do You Love Your Wife? Cast & Characters

Stan Laurel leads the cast as Toby - the janitor, with William Gillespie as Elmer - the faithless husband and Bud Jamison as Man tending dog. Directed by Hal Roach; 15 actors are credited in all.

From the director

More from Hal Roach

More films directed by Hal Roach: Road Show, Turnabout, One Million B.C. and The Housekeeper’s Daughter.

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FAQ

Do You Love Your Wife? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Do You Love Your Wife?, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Do You Love Your Wife??

Do You Love Your Wife? runs 11 minutes.

When was Do You Love Your Wife? released?

Do You Love Your Wife? was released on January 5, 1919.

Who directed Do You Love Your Wife??

Do You Love Your Wife? was directed by Hal Roach.

More films by Hal Roach

Who is in the cast of Do You Love Your Wife??

Do You Love Your Wife? stars Stan Laurel as Toby - the janitor, William Gillespie as Elmer - the faithless husband and Bud Jamison as Man tending dog, among 15 credited actors.

Does Do You Love Your Wife? have a post-credit scene?

No. Do You Love Your Wife? has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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