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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

30 min  -  Comedy | Short | Crime  -   6 September 1930 (USA)
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It looks like the boys won't need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves any longer when Stanley's rich uncle Ebenezer Laurel dies... See full summary »

Director:

James Parrott

Writer:

H.M. Walker (dialogue)

Stars:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
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Cast

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Storyline

It looks like the boys won't need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves any longer when Stanley's rich uncle Ebenezer Laurel dies, leaving a large estate. But when he and Oliver arrive for the reading of the will, they learn that Ebenezer was murdered, and that Stan, along with all the other relatives, is a prime suspect. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Newspaper | Candle | Trapdoor | Bat | Knife  | See more »

Taglines:

Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided they needed a rest -- They had been out of work since 1921.

Genres:

Comedy | Short | Crime | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Helan og Halvan i spøkelseshuset See more »

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

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Production Co:

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (A Victor Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Like other early talkies, this film was re-shot in other languages, with casts who spoke the language and Stan & Ollie learning their lines phonetically. In one of the foreign-language versions, but not the English version, the butler is played by Boris Karloff. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The newspaper is restored after being crumpled twice. See more »

Quotes

Stanley: Three million dollars! Is that as much as a thousand?
Oliver: Why, man alive! It's TWICE as much!
Stanley: Gee whiz!
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Connections

Referenced in American Grindhouse (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ku-Ku"
(1928) (uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley
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