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Director:
James Parrott
Writer:
H.M. Walker (writer)
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Release Date:
25 June 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Comedy more
Tagline:
Mr. Hardy fell on his leg and was laid up for two moths. Mr. Laurel fell on his head and hadn't felt better in years.
Plot:
In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem. full summary | add synopsis
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aside from one minor complaint, it's a great short more (18 total)

Cast

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Stan Laurel ... Stan

Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
Billy Gilbert ... The Doctor
May Wallace ... Miss Wallace, head nurse
Estelle Etterre ... Nurse Smith
William Austin ... Ollies' Rommate
Belle Hare ... Nurse
Lilyan Irene ... Nurse
Dorothy Layton ... Nurse
Sam Lufkin ... Policeman
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Runtime:
19 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | UK:U
Filming Locations:
48th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Hal Roach Studios more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Laurel accidentally knocks his hard-boiled egg off the table next to Hardy's bed, you hear the splash of the egg landing in water and the "clank" as it hits the bottom of an obvious metal pan. However, when Laurel bends over to pick it up, he comes up with a large glass pitcher filled with water with the egg floating on the top of it, not a metal pan. more
Quotes:
Oliver: [seeing that Stan has brought him a present] What have you got there?
Stanley: I brought you some hardboiled eggs and some nuts.
Oliver: Now, you I can't eat hardboiled eggs and nuts. If you wanted to bring me something, why didn't you bring me candy?
Stanley: They cost too much.
Stanley: What does that got to do with it?
Oliver: You didn't pay me for the last box I brought you.
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aside from one minor complaint, it's a great short, 21 February 2006
7/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is a very funny and watchable Laurel and Hardy short. Ollie has been injured and Stan, like a pal, comes to visit and cheer him up. However, from the minute he arrives, Stan creates havoc--driving the staff mad and torturing Ollie in the process. I particularly liked how his playing with the counterweight to Ollie's broken leg resulted in Ollie's doctor being launched out the window! As a result, Stan AND Ollie are ejected from the hospital. The final driving sequence is the low-point, as at times it looked VERY fake, but the final scene makes this screwup forgivable. This film is good fun and only a crusty old curmudgeon would dislike it.

By the way, I am rather shocked to say that there is a better hospital comedy starring Billy Gilbert (who was also in COUNTY HOSPITAL). NIFTY NURSES is a mostly forgotten musical comedy that frankly is head and shoulders above this Laurel & Hardy film. While I adore Stan and Ollie, this other film is the funniest hospital short I've seen--better than COUNTY HOSPITAL and the Three Stooges' MEN IN BLACK.

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