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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1379

The Hoose-Gow

192920 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 20:08
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Category:Films directed by James Parrott · Public domain

Synopsis

Caught in a raid and sent to prison, Stan and Ollie insist that they were innocent bystanders. Life on a work gang soon gives them repeated opportunities to damage the warden's property and make their situation worse.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

DirectorsJames Parrott

Historical context

The opening draws on the raids associated with Prohibition. Once inside prison, the comedy shifts to the pair's inability to handle tools, work assignments and authority.

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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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