They Go Boom!

They Go Boom
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Parrott
Written by	Leo McCarey (story) H.M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charlie Hall Sam Lufkin
Cinematography	Art Lloyd George Stevens
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Music by	William Axt S. Williams
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 21, 1929 (1929-09-21)
Running time	20:21
Country	United States
Language	English

They Go Boom is a 1929 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy.

Tagline

3AM - Mr Hardy had the sniffles - His carburetor hadn't been right for days and days -

Plot

Laurel & Hardy try to sleep in a rented room. Hardy, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Laurel snores. Both of them have trouble falling asleep because of this. They try to solve their problems, but this results in total chaos. The owner of the room (played by Charlie Hall) threatens to throw them out. When the duo are back in their room, their air mattress is filled up accidentally with gas and blown up so big that Stan and Ollie are pressed against the ceiling. After they have realized the trouble they are in, they start to panic, at which point Oliver sneezes and the mattress explodes.The hotel owner and police officers enter the room and Oliver sneezes again collapsing the ceiling.

Cast

• Stan Laurel as Stan
• Oliver Hardy as Ollie

Uncredited

• Charlie Hall as Landlord
• Sam Lufkin as Policeman

Production

Typical of early talkies, the film has no musical score but makes effective use of sound effects. There is only music at the beginning and end of the film, the opening titles utilising the song "Runnin' Wild".

External links

• They Go Boom! at IMDb
• They Go Boom! at AllMovie
• They Go Boom! at the TCM Movie Database
• They Go Boom! at Rotten Tomatoes