Perfect Day (1929)

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... See full summary »

Director:

James Parrott

Writers:

Leo McCarey (story), Hal Roach (story),

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy

Cast

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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

parson | picnic | mud puddle | neighbor | puddle | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 August 1929 (USA)

Also Known As:

Delícias de um Automobilista

Filming Locations:

3120 Vera Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

19 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Uncle Edgar: Oh, shit!

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Connections

Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)

User Reviews

CLANGGGG!

One of the funniest sound effects you'll ever hear occurs in this priceless early 'talkie' from Laurel and Hardy. Pin your ears back when Stan literally "throws out the clutch" from that passenger-hating car, and Ollie responds by clobbering him with it. That, and the constant abuse dished out to grumpy Uncle Edgar's gouty foot, the childish sandwich-throwing, the irritating little dog and the brick-throwing neighbour crack me up every time. And it's still quite amazing to hear Edgar Kennedy suddenly muttering "Oh, s**t!" just before the arrival of the parson - how did nobody (least of all the censors) notice this back in the 'twenties?

Vintage Laurel and Hardy slapstick. It doesn't get much better than this.