Our Wife

Our Wife
Directed by James W. Horne
Produced by Hal Roach
Written by H. M. Walker
Starring Laurel and Hardy
Music by Marvin Hatley
Leroy Shield
Cinematography Jack Stevens
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • December 1, 1931 (1931-12-01)
Running time
 20 min 52 sec
Country United States
Language English

Our Wife is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1]

Plot

Oliver is making plans to be married to his sweetheart Dulcy(Babe London) with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father(James Finlayson) sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and steal away at night to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.

After this, there is a memorable scene in which Ollie, his gargantuan fiancée and Stan try to cram into a tiny car Stan hired for their elopement, Ollie having expected a "limousine". After much struggling they finally succeed in getting themselves and a suitcase into the car, but as they move off it tilts up under the weight and Stan's head smashes through the roof. The film concludes with a cross-eyed justice(Ben Turpin) marrying Ollie to Stan.

Cast

Stan Laurel--- Stan
Oliver Hardy--- Ollie
Uncredited
Babe London--- Dulcy
James Finlayson--- Dulcy's father
Ben Turpin--- the Justice of the Peace
Blanche Payson--- the daughter of the Justice of the Peace
Charley Rogers--- the Butler

References

  1. ↑ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.


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