Our Wife
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]
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| 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 |
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Running time | 20 min 52 sec |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 |
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| Babe London | --- Dulcy |
| James Finlayson | --- Dulcy's father |
| Ben Turpin | --- the Justice of the Peace |
| Blanche Payson | --- the wife of the Justice of the Peace |
| Charley Rogers | --- the Butler |
References
- Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.