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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1429

Berth Marks

192920 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 20:05
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Lewis R. Foster · Public domain

Synopsis

Two musicians board a sleeper train with their equipment and struggle to occupy a cramped upper berth. Their mistakes disturb other passengers, setting off a chain of arguments while they try to get ready for bed.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

Pat Harmon

S. D. Wilcox

Eleanor Fredericks

Harry Bernard

DirectorsLewis R. Foster

Historical context

This was Laurel and Hardy's second sound film. The overnight journey lets their familiar difficulties with ordinary tasks unfold in a space that offers very little room to recover.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Stan Laurel — Photo by Stax · Public domain
Oliver Hardy — Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984 · CC0
Pat Harmon — Warren Doane; lordheath.com . · Public domain
Harry Bernard — James Parrott; lordheath.com . · Public domain

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