Come Clean (1931 film)

Come Clean
Directed by	James W. Horne
Written by	H.M. Walker Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Gertrude Astor Linda Loredo Mae Busch Charlie Hall Tiny Sandford
Release date	September 19, 1931 (1931-09-19)
Running time	20:55
Country	United States
Language	English

Come Clean is a 1931 American Pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W. Horne and produced by Hal Roach.

Story

Mr. and Mrs. Hardy wish to have a quiet night in their apartment, but are interrupted when Mr. and Mrs. Laurel pay a visit. After Stan says he'd like to go for ice cream, he and Ollie go out to fetch some. On their way back home, they prevent a shrewish woman named Kate from committing suicide. Kate is ungrateful and makes threats against the boys unless they look after her. They spend a frantic evening trying to keep her out of sight from their wives. Kate is eventually hidden in the Hardys' bathroom with Stan.

Kate is shortly exposed and arrested as a wanted criminal by a policeman summoned by the apartment-block doorman, and Stan is informed that he is entitled to a $1,000 reward for her capture. When Stan suggests spending the money on ice cream, Ollie washes him down the bath plughole.

Production notes

• The opening scene was a reworking from their silent film Should Married Men Go Home?
• Linda Loredo, who plays Mrs. Laurel, had appeared in several foreign-language versions of several previous short films. This was her only part in an English language Laurel and Hardy film.
• The film was later reworked into the plot of the 1942 film Brooklyn Orchid (a Hal Roach's Streamliner), starring William Bendix and Joe Sawyer.

Cast

• Stan Laurel – Stan
• Oliver Hardy – Ollie
• Gertrude Astor – Mrs. Hardy
• Linda Loredo – Mrs. Laurel
• Mae Busch – Kate
• Charlie Hall – Ice cream vendor
• Tiny Sandford – Doorman

External links

• Come Clean at IMDb