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Men O'War (1929)

20 min  -  Short | Comedy | Family  -   29 June 1929 (USA)
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Two sailors on leave, Stanley and Oliver meet two girls at a park and invite them to have a soda. Unfortunately... See full summary »

Director:

Lewis R. Foster

Writer:

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

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson
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Cast

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Stan Laurel ...
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James Finlayson James Finlayson ...
Anne Cornwall Anne Cornwall ...
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Storyline

Two sailors on leave, Stanley and Oliver meet two girls at a park and invite them to have a soda. Unfortunately, the boys have only enough money to split theirs, a point which Oliver can't seem to get across to his friend. That problem is solved when Stanley hits the jackpot on a slot machine. Now with enough money to hire a boat, they start a battle-royal with other boaters, with everybody eventually winding up in the lake. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Sailor | Slot Machine | Park | Boat Accident | Pillow Fight  | See more »

Genres:

Short | Comedy | Family

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Apuestos soldados See more »

Filming Locations:

Hollenbeck Park - 415 S. St. Louis Street, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System) (A Victor Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Laurel and Hardy's third sound film. Hal Roach had beat his distributor, MGM to sound conversion (MGM's parent Loew's Inc., had adopted a deliberate wait and see attitude toward the technology, fearing the huge conversion costs to it's far flung theatrical empire). The popular Hal Roach shorts became a cost effective supplement to MGM's 1929 release schedule. See more »

Quotes

Sodajerk: What flavor?
Ollie: Sassafras.
Stan: I don't like frassasass.
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Crazy Credits

Some prints have the title "Man O' War." See more »

Connections

References Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ku-Ku"
(1928) (uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley
Played during the opening credits See more »