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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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Zeffie Tilbury
- Dowager Seated Near Stairs
- (scenes deleted)
Harry Anderson
- Doorman
- (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Mike Behegan
- Bugler
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Midget
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
- Tenant
- (uncredited)
Tommy Bond
- Neighbor's Son
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Ed Brandenburg
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
- Bearded Veteran
- (uncredited)
Olin Francis
- Apartment House Tenant in 910
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAt the beginning of the film, there's a sign pointing to the trench called "COOTIE AVE". "Cootie" was a slang term for lice--a scourge of soldiers in the trenches during the war.
- GoofsOllie 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 has 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.
- Crazy creditsOpening 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 versionsIn order to make it fit into a TV package in the 50s, it was edited down to a short and retitled "Do It Yourself."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Big Parade of Hits for 1940 (1940)
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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!
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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