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    Pardon Us 1931 POSTER

    Pardon Us

    1931

    English

    6.8

    18

    67%

    67%

    bloodhound

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Musical

    plantation

    prison escape

    prohibition era

    riot

    smuggling (contraband)

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Dental Assistant Jack Hill Jack Hill as Insurgent Convict Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Insurgent Convict Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas as Typist
    It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
    Hog Wild 1930 POSTER

    Hog Wild

    1930

    English

    7.4

    10

    70%

    70%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Family

    husband wife relationship

    in search of

    ladder

    rooftop

    short film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Cy Slocum Cy Slocum as Bus Passenger Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan Dorothy Granger Dorothy Granger as Tillie - The Hardys' Maid / Girl Lifting Her Skirt by Puddle
    First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.
    Night Owls 1930 POSTER

    Night Owls

    1930

    English

    7.5

    9

    67%

    67%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    pre-code

    short

    short film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director James Finlayson James Finlayson as Meadows Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Mr. Hardy Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Mr. Laurel Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Policeman
    Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have been happening on his watch or else he will get the sack. He persuades vagrants Stan and Ollie to rob the chief's house so he can regain his reputation by catching them. The policeman promises to later get the boys off. Things do not go as planned.
    The Chimp 1932 POSTER

    The Chimp

    1932

    English

    6.8

    5

    55%

    55%

    black and white

    circus

    Comedy

    flea circus

    gorilla

    short film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Bit Part Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Circus audience Member Jack Hill Jack Hill as Circus Audience Member Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Circus Worker
    Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.
    Twice Two 1933 POSTER

    Twice Two

    1933

    English

    6.9

    4

    64%

    64%

    black and white

    cake

    Comedy

    dinner party

    married life

    slapstick comedy

    wedding anniversary

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Delivery Boy Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Mr. Stan Laurel / Mrs. Sandy Hardy Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Oliver Hardy / Mrs. Fanny Laurel Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Soda Jerk
    A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and Ollie work in the same office.
    Helpmates 1932 POSTER

    Helpmates

    1932

    English

    7.7

    9

    74%

    74%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    short film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Blanche Payson Blanche Payson as Mrs. Hardy Bobby Burns Bobby Burns as Neighbor Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan
    Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the previous night. Ollie receives a telegram from his wife (who is on vacation in Chicago), which tells him that she is returning home in the afternoon. Fearing his wife's wrath he calls Stan over to help him clean up. Things go downhill and they make more mess not less.
    The Music Box 1932 POSTER

    The Music Box

    1932

    English

    7.9

    23

    91%

    91%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    delivery man

    falling down stairs

    Family

    piano

    player piano

    workplace comedy

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Lilyan Irene Lilyan Irene as Nursemaid Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Postman Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan
    The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.
    Two Tars 1928 POSTER

    Two Tars

    1928

    English

    7.2

    8

    63%

    63%

    black and white

    Comedy

    Family

    sailor

    shore leave

    short film

    silent film

    traffic jam

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Motorcycle Policeman Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Motorist Jack Hill Jack Hill as Motorist with Mattress Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Shopkeeper
    Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of retaliations.
    Another Fine Mess 1930 POSTER

    Another Fine Mess

    1930

    English

    7.3

    15

    55%

    55%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    cross dressing

    false pretenses

    Family

    impersonation

    maid

    mansion

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Lady Plumtree Charles K. Gerrard Charles K. Gerrard as Lord Leopold Ambrose Plumtree Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan
    Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.
    Their Purple Moment 1928 POSTER

    Their Purple Moment

    1928

    English

    6.6

    6

    57%

    57%

    black and white

    Comedy

    night on the town

    short film

    silent film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Jack Hill Jack Hill as Doorman Betty Caldwell Betty Caldwell as Nightclub cigarette girl Anita Garvin Anita Garvin as Oliver's Girlfriend Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Waiter
    The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys run up a huge tab treating a couple of girls to dinner at a snazzy nightclub and much trouble ensues.
    Brats 1930 POSTER

    Brats

    1930

    English

    7.3

    7

    74%

    74%

    Action

    adult as a child

    bathtub

    black and white

    child play

    Comedy

    Family

    parent child relationship

    singing lullaby

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Ollie Sr. / Oliver Jr. Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Stan Sr. / Stanley Jr.
    Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.
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