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Shells and Shivers
(1917) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon)

Cast: James Aubrey (Jimmy Aubrey) [Major Life Miserable], Ed Dunn (Eddie Dunn) [General B. Bility], Lillian Mann [the girl spy], Joe Simberg, [?] Larry Semon?

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America [Big V Comedies]. / Scenario by C. Graham Baker and Lawrence Semon (Larry Semon). / Released 20 August 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA on 26 April 1920.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 24 November 2010.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 318 : Website-IMDb.