Los calaveras (1931)

Director:

James W. Horne

Writer:

H.M. Walker (writer)

Release Date:

19 April 1931 (Costa Rica)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Actor Shares First Name With Character

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Stan Laurel	...	Señor Laurel
Oliver Hardy	...	Señor Hardy
Anita Garvin	...	Señora Laurel
Linda Loredo	...	Señora Hardy
Charlie Hall	...	The Landlord
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Dorety	...	Drunk
Luis Llaneza	...	Cookie

Runtime:

63 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric System)

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

This Spanish language film was produced simultaneously with the filming of the two English language Laurel and Hardy shorts Be Big! (1931) and Laughing Gravy (1931). The two shorts were edited together into one continuous film. Laurel and Hardy read their lines from cue cards on which Spanish was written phonetically. At the time of early talkies, dubbing was not yet perfected. The same was done for a French language version, Les carottiers (1931).

Movie Connections:

Edited from Be Big! (1931)

Hal Roach - The Short Film King

Although not all of Laurel and Hardy's films were good, you cannot deny the intensity of Hal Roach's creativity. The fact that he produced 740 films is reason enough to watch this short subject. If you are an aspiring director and want to make a short film as a calling card, watch this short subject and study Roach's films as he was the prime mover in short films.