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The Cohens and Kellys is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Charles Murray, George Sidney, Kate Price, and Jason Robards Sr. The film is the first of the Cohens and Kellys film serials. The film is perhaps best known today as the subject of Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corp., a copyright infringement case, in which Judge Learned Hand articulated the doctrine that copyright protection does not cover the characteristics of stock characters in a story.
Original Release
02/28/1926
US Release
02/28/1926
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Murray | Patrick Kelly |
| George Sidney | Jacob Cohen |
| Vera Gordon | Mrs. Cohen |
| Kate Price | Mrs. Kelly |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Tim Kelly |
| Olive Hasbrouck | Nannie Cohen |
| Nat Carr | Milton J. Katz |
| Robert Gordon | Sammy Cohen |
| Mickey Bennett | Terence Kelly |
| Claude Payton | Minor Role |
Directors
Writers
Harry A. Pollard, Alfred A. Cohn, Aaron Hoffman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Charles Murray | Patrick Kelly |
| George Sidney | Jacob Cohen |
| Vera Gordon | Mrs. Cohen |
| Kate Price | Mrs. Kelly |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Tim Kelly |
| Olive Hasbrouck | Nannie Cohen |
| Nat Carr | Milton J. Katz |
| Robert Gordon | Sammy Cohen |
| Mickey Bennett | Terence Kelly |
| Claude Payton | Minor Role |
| Mack Swain | Minor Role |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| E.M. Asher | Producer |
