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User Rating:
8.1/10   890 votes
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Writer:
H.M. Walker (titles)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
20 April 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
The story of a man who turned the other cheek-and got punched in the nose.
Plot:
Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual destruction fights with a homeowner. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Classic L&H more (25 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
19 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Finland:S (1982) | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U

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Trivia:
This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Hollywood" (1980) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Classic L&H, 28 February 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Big Business (1929)

**** (out of 4)

Wonderful Laurel and Hardy short has the boys living in CA and trying to make a buck by selling Christmas trees. This is certainly one of the best shorts from the boys as they eventually get into a fight with one of the people they're trying to sell a tree to. That man destroys their car while L&H rip is house apart. Plenty of slapstick here with laughs throughout. The breaking down of the car is something we've seen in other shorts but the style that it's done here and the expressions from the boys makes this one of the greatest comedy scenes in the history of cinema.

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