90 Minutes of Happiness and Hi-Jinks
It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Patricia Ellis
Mrs. 'Toots' Gilbert
Minna Gombell
Mrs. Hardy
Billy Gilbert
Mr. Gilbert
James Finlayson
Man on Stairs
Tommy Bond
Neighbor's Son
Harry Earles
Midget in the elevator (uncredited)
Director
John G. Blystone
Writers
James Parrott, Harry Langdon, Felix Adler, Charley Rogers
Marvin Hatley
Original Music Composer
Bert Jordan
Editor
Art Lloyd
Director of Photography
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6/29/2016
This was a genuine treat, with all the craziness you'd expect involving a man who doesn't know a war's over for twenty years! Some of my very favourite set-pieces of theirs, including Laurel destroying Ollie-and-wife's car and kitchen, and Ollie incurring great personal trauma and inconvenience because he simply sees Stan sitting in a wheelchair on one of his legs and thinks he's a helpless cripple. Required viewing for fans of comedy or of cinema from the 30's.
