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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1414

Brats

193021 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 20:58
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · James Parrott · Public domain

Synopsis

Stan and Ollie try to enjoy an evening at home while their sons cause trouble upstairs. Broken objects, a running bath and failed attempts to appear asleep turn childcare into a domestic catastrophe.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

DirectorsJames Parrott

Behind the scenes

Laurel and Hardy play both the fathers and their children. Oversized surroundings help the adult performers appear small, making the contrast between generations a visual joke.

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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

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