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Tit for Tat

  • 19351935
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.3K
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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Tit for Tat (1935)
ComedyShortFamily
After the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a wa... Read allAfter the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?After the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Charley Rogers
    • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
    • Charley Rogers(uncredited)
    • Frank Tashlin(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Mae Busch
    • Charley Rogers
    • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
    • Charley Rogers(uncredited)
    • Frank Tashlin(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Mae Busch
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Oliver Hardy, Charlie Hall, and Stan Laurel in Tit for Tat (1935)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Tit for Tat (1935)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Tit for Tat (1935)
    Tit for Tat (1935)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Tit for Tat (1935)

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollie
    Mae Busch
    Mae Busch
    • Mrs. Hall
    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    • Mr. Hall
    • (as Charley Hall)
    Baldwin Cooke
    Baldwin Cooke
    • Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Dunn
    Bobby Dunn
    • Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Hill
    • Passerby
    • (uncredited)
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Viola Richard
    Viola Richard
    • Passerby
    • (uncredited)
      • Charley Rogers
      • Stan Laurel(uncredited)
      • Charley Rogers(uncredited)
      • Frank Tashlin(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This was the only Laurel and Hardy short that could be called a sequel. Here the owners of the grocery store next to Stan and Ollie's new electrical shop are the same Mr and Mrs Hall who stopped in at Stan and Ollie's trailer in the mountains when their car broke down in Them Thar Hills (1934). (Other than this coincidence, there is no other connection between the two stories.)
    • Quotes

      Oliver: [Escorting Grocer's Wife down the stairs from the bedroom] I've never been in a position like that before!

      [laughs]

      Oliver: But, it's certainly a pleasure to have seen you again.

      Grocer's Wife: Oh, it's my pleasure!

    • Alternate versions
      There is also a colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dick und Doof in 1000 Nöten (1958)
    • Soundtracks
      The Old Spinning Wheel
      (1933) (uncredited)

      by Billy Hill

      Hummed by Mae Busch, with choral effect by Stan Laurel

    User reviews27

    Review
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    Featured review
    Very funny short, one of my favourites
    Laurel and Hardy open up an electrical hardware store and go to introduce themselves to the neighbouring grocery store owner only to find that it is Mr and Mrs Hall, whom they encountered previously on a mountain trip for health reasons. Mr Hall still has issues regarding his wife and Hardy. These issues boil over when Hardy inadvertently gets involved with her again leading to a battle of retribution between the two men. Meanwhile, no one is minding the store.

    Having just seem `Them Thar Hills' the day before, the fact that this film followed on from that one was a pleasant surprise. The strongest part of that film was a `tit for tat' battle with Charlie Hall, Well, someone clearly agreed that this was funny, so the vast majority of this film is given over to a continuation of that battle – directly referring back to Them Thar Hills. The whole film is hilarious. Not only does the humour strike an imaginative chord but the calm `accept my punishment' style approach of the film makes it even funnier. There is also a great running joke each time the duo leave their store.

    Laurel and Hardy do great work – both giving and receiving the blows. Charlie Hall is about as spot on as I've seen him in these shorts. Here he has a bigger character than he often does and he really works hard to thank the film for the part I guess. Busch has less to do and is really only the plot driver here.

    Overall this short is one simple idea – a running battle between Laurel and Hardy and Mr Hall the grocer. It is wonderfully simple and wonderfully effective as it is hilarious from start to finish.
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    • Sep 1, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1935 (United States)
      • United States
      • Official Site
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • 19 minutes
      • Black and White

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