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Berth Marks

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
ShortComedy
Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
84,832
27,290
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Lewis R. Foster
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker(titles)
      • Leo McCarey(story)
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Harry Bernard(uncredited)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lewis R. Foster
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker(titles)
      • Leo McCarey(story)
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Harry Bernard(uncredited)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
    Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
    S.D. Wilcox in Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
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    Oliver Hardy and S.D. Wilcox in Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and S.D. Wilcox in Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Berth Marks (1929)

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollie
    Harry Bernard
    Harry Bernard
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Sammy Brooks
    • Short Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Baldwin Cooke
    Baldwin Cooke
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Eleanor Fredericks
    • Lady in Berth
    • (uncredited)
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    • Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Harmon
    Pat Harmon
    • Stationmaster
    • (uncredited)
    John M. O'Brien
    John M. O'Brien
    • Stumbling Passenger on Platform
    • (uncredited)
    Hayes E. Robertson
    Hayes E. Robertson
    • Train Porter
    • (uncredited)
    S.D. Wilcox
    S.D. Wilcox
    • Train Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis R. Foster
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker(titles)
      • Leo McCarey(story) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A silent version was also made for theaters that at the time were not equipped to show talkies.
    • Goofs
      As Stan and Ollie scramble to board the train, their fiddle is clearly smashed to pieces, yet it is intact for the rest of the film.
    • Quotes

      Oliver: [To Stan] I wish I'd checked you with the baggage.

    • Alternate versions
      Reissued in 1936 with a new musical score, including the "Cuckoo" song by Marvin Hatley over the main credits, as well as a 1932 version of the song played by the Van Phillips Orchestra over the first scene at the depot.
    • Connections
      Edited into Noche de duendes (1930)

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    Disappointing
    I'm a huge fan of Laurel & Hardy but found this to be hard going even though it was only twenty minutes long. It's easy to see that the boys aren't used to - and are uneasy - working with sound, a fact demonstrated by long sequences played out in near total silence. Much of the dialogue between them seems to be improvised and sounds forced and unconvincing.

    Added to these problems with sound, the routines involved just aren't funny. The sequence in which the boys struggle to prepare for bed in a cramped sleeping berth on a train seem to go one forever (without raising even the ghost of a smile).

    This has to go down as one of their weakest efforts - and that includes the stuff they did for 20th Century Fox in the forties.
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    • JoeytheBrit
    • Jun 29, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • На верхней полке
    • Filming locations
      • Palms Depot, Heritage Square Museum - 3800 Homer Street, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, 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

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