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Big Business (1929)

19 min  -  Short | Comedy | Family  -   20 April 1929 (USA)
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Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual destruction fights with a homeowner.

Directors:

James W. Horne, Leo McCarey

Writer:

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

Stars:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
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Storyline

Stan and Ollie are Christmas tree salesmen in California. Business is slow and a simple argument with one grumpy prospective customer (James Finlayson) escalates from a simple argument into full scale mutual destruction with Stan & Ollie destroying the customers house and garden, whilst Finlayson reduces their car to scrap metal, all under the disbelieving gaze of a police officer and an assembled crowd. Written by Steve Smith  

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Christmas | Hose | Tit For Tat | Automobile | Laurel And Hardy  | See more »

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The story of a man who turned the other cheek-and got punched in the nose.

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Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English (intertitles)

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Also Known As:

Das große Geschäft See more »

Filming Locations:

10281 Dunleer Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1992. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Hollywood: Pioneers (#1.1)" (1980) See more »