Brats

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Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley.

7.4/10

Director
- James Parrott
Writers
- Nat Hoffberg(titles)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
- Leo McCarey(story)
Stars
- Stan Laurel
- Oliver Hardy

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Brats (1930)

Stan Laurel

Stan Sr.as Stan Sr.…

Oliver Hardy

Ollie Sr.as Ollie Sr.…

Director
- James Parrott
Writers
- Nat Hoffberg(titles) (uncredited)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
- Leo McCarey(story) (uncredited)
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Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation. Exasperated, the fathers send their misbehaving offspring to bed and start in on a furniture-destroying game of billiards. Upstairs, the kids continue to cause a ruckus and leave the bathtub faucet running full force. Finally, Oliver asks if they'll go to sleep if he gives them each a drink of water, then heads for the bathroom door. —Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>

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Taglines
- The Laugh Kings are in again (Print Ad- Vancouver Sun, ((Vancouver BC)) 1 May 1930)
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide

Trivia
In order to play his own son, Oliver Hardy shaved off his mustache, one of the few films in which he did so.

Goofs
The bedroom door doorknob - which had broken - was back together when the fathers first came to the bedroom.

Quotes
Ollie Sr.: What's all this racket about?
Ollie Jr.: [in a plaintive whiny "poor me" tone of voice] He hit me!
Stan Jr.: I did not! He hit m-
[taking his hand out of the covers to try to point to Ollie Jr., then realizing with extreme chagrin that he still has the boxing glove on. He hastily slips his hand out of the glove and then half-heartedly points a bare finger at Ollie Jr., knowing that his complaint/accusation won't hold much water now that the fathers have seen the boxing glove and thus will suspect that Stan had been doing some hitting himself]
Stan Jr.: - He...

Alternate versions
When released in a computer-colorized version, the following scene was deleted: after Ollie falls down the stairs after tripping on the roller skate, Stan helps him up, then trips on the same roller skate, which rolls across the room and crashes into the cat.

Connections
Referenced in Their First Mistake (1932)

Soundtracks
Metro Goldwyn Fanfare
(uncredited)
Music by William Axt
Played during the opening credits

Top review

7/10

With today being both Stan Laurel's birthday and Father's Day, I thought I'd watch his and Hardy's Brats for the occasion

With today being both Stan Laurel's birthday (he would have been 123 on this day!) and Father's Day, I thought I'd rewatch this short he made with Oliver Hardy since it's the only time they play dads. Specifically, both the parental units and their spitting image offspring (sans mustache on the Hardy son) with giant props to emphasize the Laurel & Hardy children being "actual" kids. There's not much split-screen images in having the two play both roles which is just as well as that might have been too distracting. Not completely hilarious but there are many moments of genuine humor that kept me amused throughout. Oh, and it was nice to hear Mr. Hardy sing another song for the occasion, this time being "Go to Sleep, My Baby". In summary, Brats is well worth it for any Laurel & Hardy fan.

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