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The Finishing Touch

  • 19281928
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
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The Finishing Touch (1928)
  • Comedy
  • Short
The boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.The boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.The boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Clyde Bruckman
    • Leo McCarey(supervising)
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
    • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Dorothy Coburn
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Clyde Bruckman
    • Leo McCarey(supervising)
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
    • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Dorothy Coburn
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    • 16User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Edgar Kennedy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)
    The Finishing Touch (1928)
    The Finishing Touch (1928)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in The Finishing Touch (1928)

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stanas Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollieas Ollie
    Dorothy Coburn
    Dorothy Coburn
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Copas Cop
    • (as Ed Kennedy)
    Sam Lufkin
    Sam Lufkin
    • Owner of the Houseas Owner of the House
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Clyde Bruckman
      • Leo McCarey(supervising)
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker(titles)
      • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The final gag, in which the boys' truck slams into the house, was a misfire. The script called for the truck to drive all the way through the house, but the carpenters had not built the house to property man Thomas Benton Roberts' specifications, so the truck was unable to penetrate it completely. Rather than rebuild the house for one gag, the cast and crew chose to keep the end gag as filmed.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, a van is rolling downhill before being caught. As it stops a crew member is visible outside the cab on the driver's side, controlling the van.
    • Connections
      Edited into Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)

    User reviews16

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    Top review
    Decent
    Finishing Touch, The (1928)

    ** 1/2 (out of 4)

    Laurel and Hardy play finishers who are offered an extra $500 if they can finish a house in one day. The boys set out to make the extra money but soon a nurse (Dorothy Coburn) and a cop (Edgar Kennedy) start getting in their way. This silent short is a rather mixed bag as it features a lot of funny moments but the comedy isn't really ever hysterical but instead just mild laughs. The majority of the film goes for slapstick comedy, which includes Hardy stepping on nails, Laurel tripping over boards and that type of stuff. The cop of course plays the rival to the boys who keeps getting caught up in their madness and taking most of the abuse. Kennedy is quite good in his role but it's actually Coburn who steals the film when she decides to beat up the boys because of how much noise they're making.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Последний штрих
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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