Duck Soup (1927)

Pursued by forest rangers who want to press them into fire-fighting duty, Stanley and Oliver hide in the home of a big-game hunter who has just left town. When they find out that the ... See full summary »

Director:

Fred Guiol

Writers:

Arthur J. Jefferson (play), H.M. Walker (titles)

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James A. Marcus

Cast

Cast overview:
Stan Laurel	...	Stan Laurel aka Agnes
Oliver Hardy	...	Oliver Hardy aka Colonel Buckshot
James A. Marcus	...	Colonel Buckshot (as James Marcus)
William Austin	...	Lord Tarbotham
Madeline Hurlock	...	Lady Tarbotham
Bob Kortman	...	Forest Ranger
William Courtright	...	Colonel Buckshot's Butler

Storyline

Pursued by forest rangers who want to press them into fire-fighting duty, Stanley and Oliver hide in the home of a big-game hunter who has just left town. When they find out that the servants will be away for the weekend, they decide to stay for a while. The house is being offered for rental, and when prospective tenants come, Oliver pretends to be the owner and Stanley pretends to be a servant.

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Plot Keywords:

impersonator | train | fire hose | painting | bicycle | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1927 (USA)

Also Known As:

Home from the Honeymoon

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first movie in which Laurel & Hardy appear in their "Stan and Ollie" characters.

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Connections

Remade as Another Fine Mess (1930)

User Reviews

Brilliantly constructed silent comedy short with Laurel & Hardy for the first time together as a comical duo.

This is not the funniest Laurel & Hardy comedy short but still it's a great movie due to the way the movie is constructed.

This was not the first movie with starring both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in it (they both appeared before in the movies " 45 Minutes from Hollywood" and " A Lucky dog".) but it was the first movie of the two appearing as a comical duo. Therefor this movie already is a bit of a must-see. It's an historical significant movie, that marked one of the very first step of silent-movie history.

No, it certainly ain't an hilarious movie but it rather is a very well constructed movie, with an excellent story and extremely good timing and pace. The editing was truly superb and kept the pace high, as well as the movie itself consistent. It all helps to make "Duck Soup" a very pleasant and amusing movie to watch.

Stan Laurel is already great in his role but Oliver Hardy still obviously had to grown into his role. The beginning is there but he's not quite perfect yet. The subtle little things that made his character so great are still missing in this movie. Luckily the boys already have some great chemistry together in this movie.

Not an hilarious movie but a very well constructed and amusing one, with Laurel & Hardy for the very first time together as a comical duo.

10/10

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