Hats Off
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| Directed by | Hal Yates |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Anita Garvin |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 1927 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Hats Off is a silent short film starring American comedy double act Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
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[edit] Plot
Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after several near misses. One would-be sale has them carrying the machine up a large flight of steps, merely to find out that a young lady wants them to post a letter for her. The boys later get into an argument knocking off each others' hats, which eventually involves scores of others. A police van eventually carts all those involved away except Stan and Ollie, who afterwards try and find their own headgear amongst the hundreds of others lying on the street.
[edit] Lost
Hats Off was an enormous success when first released which made considerable headway in establishing the Laurel and Hardy team with the public. After being last publicly shown in Germany in 1930, Hats Off vanished without a trace, and is now considered a lost film.[1] Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt dubbed Hats Off "The Holy Grail of Laurel and Hardy movies."[1]
[edit] Notes
- Hats Off was remade by Laurel and Hardy as The Music Box, utilizing the same steep flight of concrete steps in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. While a washing machine was delivered in Hats Off, a piano would be delivered in The Music Box.
- Hats Off was also remade as It's Your Move (1945), starring Edgar Kennedy.
[edit] Cast
- Stan Laurel - Stan
- Oliver Hardy - Ollie
- Anita Garvin - Customer at top of stairs
- Jimmy Finlayson - Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- Dorothy Coburn - Vision
- Chet Brandenburg - Pedestrian #1
- Sam Lufkin - Pedestrian #2
- Ham Kinsey - Pedestrian #2
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