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The Lucky Dog (1921)

| Comedy, Short | 10 October 1921 (USA)
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In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.

Director:

Jess Robbins

Writer:

Jess Robbins (screenplay)

Stars:

Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Florence Gilbert | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Stan Laurel ... Brash young man accused of dognapping
Florence Gilbert ... Poodle owner
Oliver Hardy ... Masked bandit who confronts Laurel
Jack Lloyd Jack Lloyd ... Boyfriend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Jefferson Edward Jefferson ... Butler
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Storyline

In their first screen appearance together, Stan plays a penniless dog lover and Oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour.

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1920s | dognapping | laurel and hardy | dog | seeing stars | See All (25) »

Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 1921 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Lucky Dog See more »

Filming Locations:

Eastlake Park - 3501 Valley Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sun-Lite Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(uncut)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Made in 1919, not released until 1921. See more »

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Traffic can be seen going backwards when Stan almost gets hit by a streetcar. See more »

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Featured in Classic Comedy Teams (1986) See more »

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Just a pooch to your name
11 July 2013 | by bkoganbing – See all my reviews

A far different Oliver Hardy, but essentially the same Stan Laurel we know and love did their first short film together The Lucky Dog. The voice and mannerisms that went with the Ollie we know from the talkies just are not there in this short subject.

Stan, a little younger, but the same innocence just gets tossed out of his roominghouse and he and a little pup make friends. Later on a rather bulky crook played by Hardy tries to rob him, but when all you have is a pooch to your name there's not much point. In the end Hardy's very bulk gets him in trouble.

An interesting bit of historical silent film, but the short subject in and of itself is no great shakes. Stan would be doing some nice solo short subjects. Ollie would be a supporting player until Hal Roach teamed him with Stan.

For the fans of Stan and Ollie.
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