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.
- Director
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- Oliver Hardy(uncredited)
- Nat Hoffberg(uncredited)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
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- TriviaIn order to play his own son, Oliver Hardy shaved off his mustache, one of the few films in which he did so.
- GoofsThe 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 versionsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Their First Mistake (1932)
This is a very creative short, with lots of big laughs. The scenes with the children have some very large furniture so the actors look smaller. For that reason alone this short is recommended, but fortunately there are more reasons, including those big laughs I mentioned. A very good comedy short, highly recommended.
- rbverhoef
- Apr 30, 2004
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- Dick und Doofs Lachparade
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- Runtime21 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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