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Perfect Day (1929)

19 min  -  Short | Comedy  -   10 August 1929 (USA)
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Plans for a nice Sunday picnic seemed doomed even before Stanley and Oliver and their families get into the car... See full summary »

Director:

James Parrott

Writers:

Leo McCarey (story), Hal Roach (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy
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Cast

Credited cast:
Stan Laurel ...
Stan
Oliver Hardy ...
Edgar Kennedy Edgar Kennedy ...
Uncle Edgar
Kay Deslys Kay Deslys ...
Mrs. Hardy
Isabelle Keith Isabelle Keith ...
Mrs. Laurel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Bernard Harry Bernard ...
Friendly Neighbor
Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke ...
Next-door Neighbor
Clara Guiol Clara Guiol ...
Friendly neighbor
Lyle Tayo Lyle Tayo ...
Next-door neighbor
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Storyline

Plans for a nice Sunday picnic seemed doomed even before Stanley and Oliver and their families get into the car. First the boys get into a fight and destroy all the sandwiches. Then the car itself keeps acting up, requiring repeated exits and reboardings by the boys, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar. A brick-throwing tiff with a neighbor threatens to escalate into general mayhem until the local parson strolls by. They finally manage to get underway, steering toward an innocent-looking mud puddle in the street. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Parson | Picnic | Mud Puddle | Neighbor | Puddle  | See more »

Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dick und Doof machen eine Landpartie See more »

Filming Locations:

3120 Vera Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

The version presently available is a late 1930's re-release with background music from the Block-Heads period added throughout. It's also been visually converted from its original taller, narrower 1.20:1 early sound ratio to the 1.33:1 standard ratio, so that tops of heads get chopped off in several sequences. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Though Stan and Ollie never do manage to fix the flat tire, it's in good condition by the end of the film. See more »

Quotes

Oliver: [to Stan] Why don't you do something to help me?
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Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002) See more »