Me and My Pal (1933 film)
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| Directed by | Charles Rogers Lloyd French |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Bert Jordan |
| Music by | Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 20:19 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Me and My Pal is a 1933 pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by Lloyd French and Charles Rogers, and produced by Hal Roach. In 2016, it was one of several Laurel and Hardy films to be restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[1]
Plot
[edit]Ollie, poised to marry the daughter of a wealthy oil magnate named Peter Cucumber, finds himself embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures alongside his friend, Stan, who serves as the best man. Stan's wedding present, a jigsaw puzzle, inadvertently becomes the focal point of their morning, captivating the attention of various individuals including a taxi driver, Ollie's butler, and a telegram delivery boy. As the completion of the puzzle eludes them, tensions rise, culminating in Cucumber's ire at the delay of his daughter's nuptials.
The scenario unfolds further as a confrontation ensues, leading to a police raid and subsequent arrests, sparing only Stan and Ollie who manage to conceal themselves. Amidst the tumult, the puzzle, symbolic of their predicament, is accidentally destroyed. Ollie's fortunes take a downturn with news of a financial crash affecting his investments in "The Great International Horsecollar Corporation," prompting a heated exchange between the friends.
Despite Stan's hopeful reassurances, Ollie's frustration reaches its zenith, leading to a decisive expulsion of Stan from the premises. Ultimately, amidst the discord and upheaval, Stan unwittingly discovers the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle.
Cast
[edit]Credited:
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- James Finlayson as Peter Cucumber
- Marion Bardell as bride
Uncredited:
- Eddie Baker as policeman
- Billy Bletcher as police radio dispatcher
- Carroll Borland as bridesmaid
- Mary Kornman as bridesmaid
- Charles McMurphy as policeman
- Eddie Dunn as cabdriver
- James C. Morton as traffic police
- Bobby Dunn as telegram messenger
- Charlie Hall as delivery boy
- Frank Terry as Hives the butler, announcer
- Charley Young as usher
References
[edit]- ^ "Laurel and Hardy Looking Better Than Ever". IndieWire. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Me and My Pal at IMDb
- Me and My Pal at AllMovie
- Me and My Pal at the TCM Movie Database
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