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Writer:
H.M. Walker (dialogue)
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Release Date:
21 May 1932 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Mr. Hardy's aesthetic nature thrilled at the beauties of circus life-Mr. Laurel never got any further than the monkey cage.
Plot:
Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp. full summary | add synopsis
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Monkeyshines With Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy more (12 total)

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Runtime:
25 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Lois Laurel, cast as an uncredited audience member in the circus, is Stan Laurel's real-life daughter. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The picture of "Ethel" the landlord is holding, and the actress portraying her are two different people. more
Quotes:
intertitle: The night was dark - They usually are. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Champ (1931/I) more

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Monkeyshines With Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy, 16 March 2000
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Author: Ron Oliver (revilorest@juno.com) from Forest Ranch, CA

A LAUREL & HARDY Comedy Short. In lieu of salaries, a bankrupt circus gives its property away to its workers. Stan gets the flea circus - Ollie is given Ethel, THE CHIMP. The big simian takes an immediate dislike to Ollie, but becomes very fond of Stan. Deciding to sell Ethel to the zoo, the Boys look for a hotel to spend the night. Trying to do so with a great, hairy beast in tow is hard enough; an escaped lion and a volatile landlord only ensure that getting a good night's sleep will be almost impossible.

A very funny little film, with genuine belly laughs. Watching Stan dance with Ethel is priceless. That's James Finlayson as the circus Ringmaster; Billy Gilbert plays the dyspeptic landlord.



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