The Music Box (1932)

Regisseur:

James Parrott

Drehbuchautor:

H.M. Walker (dialogue)

Premierendatum:

16. April 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Kurzfilm

Werbezeile:

Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure- so they took the $3.80 and went into business.

Plot:

Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.

Plot Keywords:

Block And Tackle | Nanny | Crate | Slapstick | Baby Carriage

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

A Hilarious Comedy Classic

Besetzung

Stan Laurel	...	Stanley
Oliver Hardy	...	Oliver

Länge:

29 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Altersfreigabe:

USA:Approved | Australia:G | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | UK:U | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Drehorte:

Backlot, Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Firma:

Hal Roach Studios Inc.

Dies und das:

The idea for "The Music Box" came to a Hal Roach comedy writer in 1927 when he passed a long flight of stairs in the Silverlake area of L.A. and thought it would be a good idea to have Laurel and Hardy trying to move something heavy up these stairs.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When Oliver Hardy dives to the ground as the crate flies over him, the wires pulling it are visible.

Dialogzitate:

Ollie: What were you doing up there?
Stan: I was trying to plug it in.
Ollie: That's not the place to plug it in! Give it to me!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

Turkey In the Straw

A Hilarious Comedy Classic

This is one of the great classics of comedy, with Laurel & Hardy at their very best. It has a wealth of good material, and also shows their ability to extract every possible laugh from a relatively simple situation. It also includes appearances by Billy Gilbert and Charlie Hall, two of their best supporting players.

Stan and Ollie are delivering an old-fashioned player piano (or music box) to a house at the top of a hill. They encounter one difficulty after another getting it up to the top, and when they do, their troubles are just beginning. They use the situation to set up a lot of creative gags, all delivered with excellent timing.

There isn't any description that could really do justice to this hilarious short film - if you enjoy classic comedy, you will want to see "The Music Box" for yourself, so that you can enjoy two masters of comedy at their best.