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Call of the Cuckoo (1927)

17 min  -  Comedy | Short  -   15 October 1927 (USA)
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Mishaps befall a new home owner (Davidson) located next door to an insane asylum.

Director:

Clyde Bruckman

Writer:

H.M. Walker (titles)

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson
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Cast

Credited cast:
Stan Laurel ...
Asylum inmate
Oliver Hardy ...
Asylum inmate
James Finlayson James Finlayson ...
Asylum inmate
Charley Chase ...
Asylum inmate
Max Davidson Max Davidson ...
Papa Gimplewart
Lillian Elliott Lillian Elliott ...
Mama Gimplewart
Spec O'Donnell Spec O'Donnell ...
Love's Greatest Mistake
Leo Willis Leo Willis ...
Guest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Brownlee Frank Brownlee ...
Prospective house buyer
Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing ...
Guest
Otto Fries Otto Fries ...
Bit part
Charlie Hall Charlie Hall ...
Asylum inmate
Fay Holderness Fay Holderness ...
Guest
Charles Meakin Charles Meakin ...
House buyer
Lyle Tayo Lyle Tayo ...
Guest
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Storyline

Max wants to sell his home, because of the crazy neighbours. Somebody else wants to get rid of his house, too, so they swap. But that house turns out to be a chaos of installation. The lights are not connected with the right switches, gas and water are mixed up, and the floor has a list, too. During the house-warming party, it comes to a battle between two relatives, who have little respect for others property, but that's not the worst blow for Max that evening... Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>  

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Asylum | Two Reeler

Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Haus der tausend Freuden See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

This film was made just days after Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy had finished filming The Second 100 Years, in which they play shaven-headed convicts. Thus, the reason for the boys' buzz-cut hairdos in this film. See more »

Connections

Edited into Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) See more »