Our Wife

19311931
PassedPassed
21m

Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, not... Read allOliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, not to mention the accompanying Stan. They find a Justice of the Peace to perform he ceremony... Read allOliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, not to mention the accompanying Stan. They find a Justice of the Peace to perform he ceremony, but the official's cross-eyed condition results in unintended consequences.

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Director
- James W. Horne
Writers
- H.M. Walker(dialogue)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
Stars
- Stan Laurel
- Oliver Hardy
- James Finlayson(uncredited)

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Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Charley Rogers in Our Wife (1931)

Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Babe London in Our Wife (1931)

Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Babe London, Blanche Payson, and Ben Turpin in Our Wife (1931)

Director
- James W. Horne
Writers
- H.M. Walker(dialogue)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
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Oliver's plans to marry his hefty sweetheart go awry when the girl's father gets a load of her intended groom. They then elope in a tiny car much too small for their combined dimensions, not to mention the accompanying Stan. They find a Justice of the Peace to perform he ceremony, but the official's cross-eyed condition results in unintended consequences. —Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>

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Taglines
- Mr. Hardy was making big preparations to get married- Mr. Laurel was taking a bath too.
Genres
Certificate
- Passed
Parents guide

Trivia
In a later interview, Babe London said although shooting the scenes with the small car were not as uncomfortable as it appears, the difficulty and frustration of her and Oliver Hardy trying to shoehorn themselves into it was real. This is her only Laurel and Hardy film appearance.

Goofs
When Dulcy's father (James Finlayson) is speaking with his daughter about her upcoming wedding plans (and learns, to his horror, that her intended is Ollie), the maid is seen standing in the background in Dulcy's room. However, when Fin exits the room in a rage and locks the door behind him, the maid and a butler are on the other side of the door in the hallway.

Quotes
Mrs. Gladding: What do you want?
Stan: What do we want?
Ollie: We wanna get married.
Stan: Oh yeah, we wanna get married.
Ollie: Not we, us!
Stan: Not we. Us.
Mrs. Gladding: Well, how about it?
Stan: How about it?
Ollie: How about what?
Stan: How about what?
Mrs. Gladding: What are you talking about?
Stan: What are you talking about?
Ollie: Tell her we want to get married!
Stan: We want to get married.
Mrs. Gladding: Hey! There's a couple out here that wants to get married, Pa!
William Gladding, Justice of the Peace: Okay, I'll be right up!
Mrs. Gladding: He'll be right up.
Stan: Who?
Mrs. Gladding: The...
[punches Stan]
Mrs. Gladding: Who!
Ollie: Well how about it?
Stan: How about what?
Ollie: What did she say?
Stan: Who?

Connections
Referenced in The Flying Deuces (1939)

Soundtracks
Ku-Ku
(1928) (uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley
Played during the opening credits

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*** 1/2 (out of 4)

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*** 1/2 (out of 4)

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