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The Finishing Touch (1928)

19 min  -  Comedy | Short  -   25 February 1928 (USA)
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The boys are contracted to build a house in one day. Upon completion, a bird lands on the chimney and the house collapses, bit by bit. When the owner demands his money back, mayhem ensues.

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H.M. Walker (titles), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Stan Laurel ...
Oliver Hardy ...
Dorothy Coburn Dorothy Coburn ...
Nurse
Edgar Kennedy Edgar Kennedy ...
Cop (as Ed Kennedy)
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Storyline

The boys are contracted to build a house in one day. Upon completion, a bird lands on the chimney and the house collapses, bit by bit. When the owner demands his money back, mayhem ensues. Written by Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

House | Bird | Rock | Police Officer | Shoe  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das unfertige Fertighaus See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Silent

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The final gag, in which the boys' truck slams into the house, was a misfire. The script called for the truck to drive all the way through the house, but the carpenters had not built the house to property man Thomas Benton Roberts' specifications, so the truck was unable to penetrate it completely. Rather than rebuild the house for one gag, the cast and crew chose to keep the end gag as filmed. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: At the beginning of the film, a van is rolling downhill before being caught. As it stops a crew member is visible outside the cab on the driver's side, controlling the van. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Variety Time (1948) See more »