Synopsis
A hotel resident learns that his uncle expects to meet a wife and baby who do not exist. He pays for hurried substitutes, but the helpers produce more family members than the scheme can accommodate.
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- 14:58
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Cast
DirectorsWill Louis
Behind the scenes
Oliver Hardy appears in the Plump and Runt series with Billy Ruge. The comedy multiplies borrowed identities until the improvised household can no longer stay consistent.
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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Oliver Hardy — Harry Warnecke, 1900 - 1984 · CC0
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