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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1378

Men O' War

192920 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 19:48
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Lewis R. Foster · Public domain

Synopsis

Two sailors meet two women during shore leave, but cannot afford refreshments for everyone. A lucky turn appears to solve their embarrassment, before an outing in rowing boats produces a fresh disaster.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

James Finlayson

Anne Cornwall

Harry Bernard

Baldwin Cooke

DirectorsLewis R. Foster

Behind the scenes

Laurel and Hardy's third sound short combines studio work with filming at Los Angeles's Hollenbeck Park. Their difficulty ordering drinks turns a small social calculation into an extended comic routine.

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Photograph credit

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Stan Laurel — Photo by Stax · Public domain
Oliver Hardy — Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984 · CC0
James Finlayson — Abbe; J. Willis Sayre Collection of Theatrical Photographs · Public domain
Anne Cornwall — Unknown publicity shot; photographers are credited en masse in the book's endnotes but which photographer is responsible for which is not listed. · Public domain
Harry Bernard — James Parrott; lordheath.com . · Public domain
Baldwin Cooke — Lewis R. Foster; lordheath.com . · Public domain

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