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Block-Heads

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 57m
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7.5/10
4K
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Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Billy Gilbert, Minna Gombell, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • War
Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences... Read allStan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.Stan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John G. Blystone
  • Writers
    • Charley Rogers(original story and screen play)
    • Felix Adler(original story and screen play)
    • James Parrott(original story and screen play)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Patricia Ellis
Top credits
  • Director
    • John G. Blystone
  • Writers
    • Charley Rogers(original story and screen play)
    • Felix Adler(original story and screen play)
    • James Parrott(original story and screen play)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Patricia Ellis
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    • 50User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Billy Gilbert, Minna Gombell, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Minna Gombell, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Patricia Ellis, Billy Gilbert, Minna Gombell, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy, Minna Gombell, and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Block-Heads (1938)
    Block-Heads (1938)

    Top cast

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollie
    Patricia Ellis
    Patricia Ellis
    • Mrs. Gilbert
    Minna Gombell
    Minna Gombell
    • Mrs. Hardy
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Mr. Gilbert
    James Finlayson
    James Finlayson
    • Finn - Man on Stairs
    Zeffie Tilbury
    Zeffie Tilbury
    • Dowager Seated Near Stairs
    • (scenes deleted)
    Harry Anderson
    • Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Behegan
    • Bugler
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Midget
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Tenant
    • (uncredited)
    Tommy Bond
    Tommy Bond
    • Neighbor's Son
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Brandenburg
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Driscoll
    Tex Driscoll
    • Bearded Veteran
    • (uncredited)
    Olin Francis
    Olin Francis
    • Apartment House Tenant in 910
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John G. Blystone
    • Writers
      • Charley Rogers(original story and screen play)
      • Felix Adler(original story and screen play)
      • James Parrott(original story and screen play)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was the last of Hal Roach's Laurel & Hardy features to be released through MGM.
    • Goofs
      Ollie is pushing Stan in the wheelchair when Stan says that he's thirsty. Ollie picks up a hose pipe, gives it to Stan and goes to turn it on. Stan had the end of the hose pointing at Ollie resulting in him getting soaked. He turns the water off, returns to Stan and he's dry.
    • Quotes

      Oliver: What's the news this morning?

      James, porter: [looking at a newspaper] I was reading about a fella that stayed in the trenches for 20 years after the war and didn't know it was over.

      Oliver: [laughs] Well, how in the world could anyone be so stupid.

      James, porter: I don't know. Here's his picture

      [shows Hardy the paper]

      Oliver: [looking at a photo of the grinning soldier] I can't imagine anybody being that dumb!

      [realizes the grinning soldier is Stan; does a massive take and grabs the paper back from James; looks directly into the camera]

      Oliver: Oh, yes I can!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits: The events and characters depicted in this photoplay are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental, and not our fault! (signed Stan Laurel. Oliver Hardy)
    • Alternate versions
      In order to make it fit into a TV package in the 50s, it was edited down to a short and retitled "Do It Yourself."
    • Connections
      Featured in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade of Hits for 1940 (1940)

    User reviews50

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Fans Of Stan & Ollie Should Like It
    This is the "boys" - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy - it what many consider their last good comedy feature film, doing what they do best: short slapstick routines. It's almost a compilation of them, a series of routines more than a story with a plot. Stan and Ollie, between 45 and 50 years old when they made this film, were Hollywood veterans by now.

    Frankly, the comedy might be considered a little too corny for today's crowd but, hey, the movie is 70 years old. If you're a fan of these two comedians you should enjoy this film. Anyway, when anyone provides a lot of gags in just under one hour, you'll hit and miss a lot....but some things will always be funny. Some are still clever, too, such as the bit with the window shade being a shadow.

    You can always count on Ollie being henpecked and Stan being an airhead (he's a WWI soldier who marched in a trench for 20 years not realizing the war is long over). Of course, if you think about it, that premise has more holes in it than the proverbial swiss cheese, but who cares? A good portion of this film involves the simple fact of Ollie and Stan just trying to walk 13 flights up the stairs to Ollie's apartment, and the adventures that happen to them along the way.

    After watching just 57 minutes of these guys pratfalls and slapstick routines, you'll be exhausted!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Just a Jiffy
    • 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
      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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