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Chickens Come Home- (1931)

30 min  -  Short | Comedy  -   21 February 1931 (USA)
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Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame (Mae Busch) tries to blackmail him with a old photo ('just the same old apple-cheeked boy')... See full summary »

Director:

James W. Horne

Writer:

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

Stars:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
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Storyline

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame (Mae Busch) tries to blackmail him with a old photo ('just the same old apple-cheeked boy'). Stan's attempts to help Ollie keep the blackmailer at bay incur the wrath of the shrewish Mrs Laurel who takes her revenge with an axe. Written by Stephen Harrison <stephen@telos.demon.co.uk>  

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Blackmail | Axe | Mayor | Husband Wife Relationship | Automobile  | See more »

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Every man has a past - With some little "Indiscretion" he would like to bury. Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy have thirty or forty they would like to cremate.

Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Chicken Come Home See more »

Filming Locations:

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

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Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

This film was also simultaneously produced with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and a Spanish speaking supporting cast and released as Politiquerías. Laurel and Hardy read their lines from cue cards on which Spanish was printed phonetically. At the time of early talkies, dubbing was not yet practical. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: (At 26:24) Hardy demands that Mae Busch leave his house, he then fires a gun. As he does this look at Stan's hat - it clearly has a thin piece of string attached to the top of it which is pulled upwards as the gun is fired to give the impression that his hat flew off in comical manner as a result of the action on screen. See more »

Quotes

Busybody: Far be it for me, Mrs Laurel, to talk about anybody, but... don't trust any man. I've had five of 'em, and I know!
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Referenced in Come Clean (1931) See more »

Soundtracks

"Somebody's Coming to My House"
(1913) (uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Oliver Hardy See more »