The Barnyard

Jun 11, 1923

0h 26m

★ 5.5

Overview

Lay Zee works on a farm and has won the heart of the farmer's daughter. There is oil on the farmland, and some swindlers are determined to get their hands on the property, by force if necessary. Lay Zee, who knows that oil has been found on nearby farms, convinces the farmer not to sell, and the swindlers enlist the help of another farmhand, who is jealous of Lay Zee's relationship with the girl.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Larry Semon Productions

Vitagraph Company of America

The Barnyard Trailers

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Cast

Lay Zee, Farm Hand

Larry Semon

The Farmer's Daughter

Kathleen Myers

Farm Hand

Oliver Hardy

The Farmer's Wife

Frank Hayes

Joe Rock

Fred DeSilva

Al Thompson

Helper

Spencer Bell

William Hauber

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