The Bullfighters

The Bullfighters
Theatrical poster for The Bullfighters (1945)
Directed by	Malcolm St. Clair (as Mal St. Clair) Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Produced by	William Girard
Written by	Scott Darling (as W. Scott Darling) Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Margo Woode Richard Lane Carol Andrews Diosa Costello
Music by	David Buttolph
Cinematography	Norbert Brodine
Editing by	Stanley Rabjohn
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date(s)	May 19, 1945
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Bullfighters (1945) is a late Laurel and Hardy feature film.

Plot

In Mexico, Detectives Laurel and Hardy are on the trail of the evil Larceny Nell, but they get distracted by the usual assortment of Fox Studio gangsters. One of the gangsters notices Stan's remarkable resemblance to Don Sebastian, the great bullfighter.

Production

Laurel wrote and directed portions of the feature, which was produced in late 1944 and released in May 1945. It was Laurel and Hardy's last American film and also the film debut of Rory Calhoun (credited as Frank McCown).

Cast

• Stan Laurel as Stan / Don Sebastian
• Oliver Hardy as Ollie
• Margo Woode as Señorita Tangerine
• Richard Lane as 'Hot Shot' Coleman
• Carol Andrews as Hattie Blake
• Diosa Costello as Conchita
• Ralph Sanford as Richard K. Muldoon
• Rory Calhoun as El Brillante - Disgusted Matador
• Hank Worden as Mr. McCoy
• Max Wagner as Farmer
• Emmett Vogan as Prosecutor
• Cyril Ring as Cafe Customer
• Jay Novello as Luis - Maitre d'
• Edward Gargan as Vasso - Man Practicing Speech

External links

• The Bullfighters at the Internet Movie Database
• The Bullfighters at the TCM Movie Database
• The Bullfighters at AllRovi
• The Bullfighters at Rotten Tomatoes