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Towed in a Hole (1932)
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31 December 1932 (USA)
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Laurel and Hardy are in the fish business. They drive around town seeing if they can sell any. Stan...
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Boat
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Laurel And Hardy
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Sawing
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Water In Boat
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Black Eye
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Very funny short a favourite of mine
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(Complete credited cast)| Stan Laurel | ... | Stan | |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie | |
| Billy Gilbert | ... | Joe - Junkyard Owner |
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21 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Stanley:
You know, Ollie, I been thinkin'!
Oliver: What about?
Stanley: Well, if we caught our own fish, then we wouldn't have to pay for it and whoever we sold it to, it would be clear profit.
Oliver: Tell me that again!
Stanley: Well, if we caught our own fish, then the people we sold it to wouldn't have to pay for it, the profit would go to the fish...
Oliver: That's a pretty smart thought!
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Oliver: What about?
Stanley: Well, if we caught our own fish, then we wouldn't have to pay for it and whoever we sold it to, it would be clear profit.
Oliver: Tell me that again!
Stanley: Well, if we caught our own fish, then the people we sold it to wouldn't have to pay for it, the profit would go to the fish...
Oliver: That's a pretty smart thought!
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Referenced in Bonnie Scotland (1935)
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Fish for Sale
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Laurel and Hardy are travelling fishmongers, selling door to door on the street. Laurel has the idea to cut out the middle man and catch the fish themselves hence turning pure profit on every fish they sell. They buy an old boat and begin to do it up with predictable consequences.
From the opening conversation where Hardy asks Laurel to repeat his sensible and good idea and Laurel proceeds to muddle himself (`if we catch the fish, the people wouldn't have to pay and .') I was sold on this short film. The action follows this banter with a fantastic mix of physical humour and the good old double take stuff they do so well. Here the two (styles) really compliment each other the highlight being when Laurel causes Hardy to become covered in paint and there is an eternity of looks, double takes and pauses before he asks `why did you put that stuff on your face'!
The stuff around the boat is all good and both men do really good work with their looks and their bodies. Hardy shows his class while leaning on the mast of the boat, hears sawing, looks to camera, looks down towards the sound, looks to camera then goes!
Overall this short has everything in it that I love about Laurel and Hardy and should be immediately seen by anyone who is wondering what all the fuss is about!