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Air Raid Wardens (1943)

APPROVED 67 min  -  Comedy  -   26 December 1943 (Sweden)
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Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.

Director:

Edward Sedgwick

Writers:

Martin Rackin (original screenplay), Jack Jevne (original screenplay), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stan Laurel ...
Oliver Hardy ...
Edgar Kennedy Edgar Kennedy ...
Joe Bledsoe
Jacqueline White Jacqueline White ...
Peggy Parker
Stephen McNally Stephen McNally ...
Dan Madison (as Horace McNally)
Nella Walker Nella Walker ...
Millicent Norton
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Eustace Middling
Henry O'Neill Henry O'Neill ...
Rittenhause
Howard Freeman Howard Freeman ...
J.P. Norton
Paul Stanton Paul Stanton ...
Capt. Biddle
Robert Emmett O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor ...
Charlie Beaugart (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
William Tannen William Tannen ...
Joseph
Russell Hicks Russell Hicks ...
Maj. Scanlon
Philip Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt ...
Herman (as Phil Van Zandt)
Frederick Worlock Frederick Worlock ...
Otto (as Frederic Worlock)
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Storyline

Turned down when they try to enlist, the boys do the next best thing and become air raid wardens. They uncover and foil a Nazi plot to sabotage a magnesium plant. Written by Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Magnesium | Nazi | Sabotage | Civil Defense | Voice Over  | See more »

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70 Minutes Of Happiness and Hi-Jinks!

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Bombenkerle See more »

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In 1976, Fairchild issued an MGM "Film Classic" puzzle series which included this film. The photo used for the 250-piece puzzle is obviously a publicity still (#1287) and not an actual scene, as it depicts in color Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy seated in a demolished antique car that is up against a tree. The car has no tires, only rims, although one back tire is shown lying on the ground in the rear. See more »

Quotes

Oliver: [inside the open car trunk] This is a job for the detectives.
Stanley: Maybe we should turn 'em over to the FHA.
Oliver: Yeah. Shhh!
[they get out of the car trunk.]
Stanley: This must be the hide-in.
Oliver: Hide-out! Come on.
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Connections

Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970) See more »