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Helpmates (1932)

20 min  -  Short | Comedy  -   23 January 1932 (USA)
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Oliver's house is in a shambles after a wild party, and his wife is due home at noon. He calls Stanley to help him fix the place up... See full summary »

Director:

James Parrott

Writer:

H.M. Walker (dialogue by)

Stars:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
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Storyline

Oliver's house is in a shambles after a wild party, and his wife is due home at noon. He calls Stanley to help him fix the place up, and the typical catastrophies ensue. Somehow, however, Stanley manages to complete the job by the time Oliver leaves to pick up his wife at the train station. As a finishing touch, Stan decides to start a nice fire in the fireplace, using a can of gasoline to hurry the process along. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>  

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Fire | Gasoline | Party | Laurel And Hardy | Head Through Drawer  | See more »

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When the cats are away, the mice start looking up telephone numbers

Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Compañeros de juerga See more »

Company Credits

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Hal Roach Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

At one point Stan Laurel gives out a phone number, and it was his own personal number at the time. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Stan has attached the drying line to the kitchen door and, when Ollie opens it, he pulls down the chimney pipe from the stove and is hit by a cloud of soot. Stan comes over and takes off Ollie's hat, and, trying to clean it , blows the soot from the top into Ollie's face. But the top of his hat was white and clean in the previous shot. See more »

Quotes

Ollie: Listen, I'm in a slight predicament. My wife's coming home at noon today unexpectedly. And just look at this house.
Stan: [sees the mess] What's the matter with it?
Ollie: What's the matter with it? You never met my wife, have you?
Stan: Yes, I never did.
Ollie: What do you mean "Yes I never did"?
[shows him wedding photo]
Ollie: That's my wife.
Stan: Isn't she sweet.
Ollie: Charming.
Stan: Where is your wife?
[...]
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Connections

Featured in The Crazy World of Laurel and Hardy (1967) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ku-Ku"
(1928) (uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley See more »