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Our Relations (1936)

 -  Comedy  -  30 October 1936 (USA)
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Unbeknownst to Stanley and Oliver, their long-lost twin brothers, sailors Alfie and Bert are in town on shore leave carrying a valuable pearl ring entrusted to them by their ship's captain.... See full summary »

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Joe Grogan -Denker's waiter
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Captain of SS Periwinkle
Daphne Pollard ...
Betty Healy ...
Mrs. Betty 'Bubbles' Laurel
James Finlayson ...
Finn - The Chief Engineer
Iris Adrian ...
Alice
Lona Andre ...
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Ralf Harolde ...
Gangster Boss
Noel Madison ...
Second Gangster at Pirate's Club
Arthur Housman ...
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Unbeknownst to Stanley and Oliver, their long-lost twin brothers, sailors Alfie and Bert are in town on shore leave carrying a valuable pearl ring entrusted to them by their ship's captain. All four get involved in multiple cases of mistaken identity as a gang of hoodlums try to steal the ring Stanley and Oliver wind up with their feet in cement, about to be dumped into the harbor. Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>

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Fast Furious Funny Full-Length Feature

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Comedy

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30 October 1936 (USA)  »

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Double Trouble  »

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(Western Electric Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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King Edward VIII (aka Duke of Windsor) of Great Britain requested a command performance screening of the film in October of 1936, before it was released. See more »

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Ollie: I think I'll have...
Joe Grogan: I know what you two guys are gonna have...
[walks off]
Mrs. Betty Laurel: That's an awfully fresh waiter.
[Grogan returns and places a beer between Stan and Ollie. The throws two spoons and two straws on the table]
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Edited into Double Trouble (1953) See more »

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"Ku-Ku"
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(Laurel & Hardy Theme Song)
Music by Marvin Hatley
In the score often the film
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Eventful L&H comedy, beautifully filmed
11 February 2005 | by See all my reviews

OUR RELATIONS

Aspect ratio: 1.37:1

Sound format: Mono

(Black and white)

During an eventful day out, Stan and Ollie become confused with their long-lost twin brothers, with far-reaching consequences.

The first of two films co-produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel (the other was WAY OUT WEST), this entertaining farce has 'class' written all over it. Beautifully photographed by acclaimed cinematographer Rudolph Maté (later the director of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, amongst many others) and written by a couple of newcomers to the L&H universe (Felix Adler and Richard Connell) from the story 'The Money Box' by W.W. Jacobs, the film's elaborate plot line revolves around a series of comic coincidences involving the boys' uncomprehending wives (Betty Healey and the diminutive Daphne Pollard), a couple of gold-diggers (Iris Adrian and Lona Andre), a belligerent sea captain (Sidney Toler) and an incredulous restaurateur (Alan Hale). Though uncredited on the print itself, Laurel appears to have bolstered the screenplay with a number of 'typical' L&H routines - the movie opens on a shot of the boys and their wives passing teacups in an endless circle around the dinner table, for example - but these items are shoehorned into an extremely busy scenario which ends in a frantic dockside encounter with a couple of smart-looking gangsters (the equally smart-looking Ralf Harolde and Noel Madison). While there's laughs to be had from the convoluted plot developments and farcical situations, the movie lacks some of the charm and intimacy of L&H's shorter entries. Also starring Arthur Housman (a fabulous comic drunk in many similar movies) and L&H regular James Finlayson. Directed by Harry Lachman (DANTE'S INFERNO).


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