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Overview

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7.7/10   321 votes
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Director:
James Parrott
Writers:
Leo McCarey (story)
H.M. Walker (titles)
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Release Date:
3 November 1928 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Plot:
Stanley and Oliver, two sailors on shore leave, rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Bad first part, hilarious second. more (12 total)

Cast

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Stan Laurel ... Stan

Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
Edgar Kennedy ... Motorist
Thelma Hill ... Brunette girl
Ruby Blaine ... Blonde girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Bernard ... Truck driver
Chet Brandenburg ... Motorist
Baldwin Cooke ... Motorist
Edgar Dearing ... Motorcycle policeman
Frank Ellis ... Motorist
Helen Gilmore ... Motorist
Clara Guiol ... Motorist
Charlie Hall ... Shopkeeper
Jack Hill ... Motorist with mattress
Fred Holmes ... Motorist
Ham Kinsey ... Motorist
Sam Lufkin ... Pedestrian; motorist
Charles McMurphy ... Motorist
Retta Palmer ... Motorist
Lon Poff ... Motorist
Thomas Benton Roberts ... Motorist with tomatoes
Charley Rogers ... Motorist with bent fenders
George Rowe ... Motorist
Lyle Tayo ... Motorist
Dorothea Wolbert ... Motorist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Two Tough Tars (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
21 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA more
Company:
Hal Roach Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Thomas Benton Roberts, playing the part of the Motorist with Tomatoes, was a prop man and carpenter on the Roach lot. The tomato rubbed in his face had been previously cut open and filled with ketchup, so it would film better. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Bad first part, hilarious second., 31 January 2006
7/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

I didn't really cared much for the first part of the movie but the second part was absolutely hilarious.

The second part of the movie in which a small war gets unleashed between several different car drivers who are in a traffic jam is absolutely comedy gold. Almost every car ends up broken or entirely destroyed. The slapstick humor during the fights is Laurel & Hardy comedy at their best. Also the ending sequence is something hilarious and unforgettable.

It's a very satisfying Laurel & Hardy comical silent short, despite the weaker first halve.

7/10

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