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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1428

They Go Boom!

192920 minUnited States
Comedy
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
English
This copy runs
20:22
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · James Parrott · Public domain

Synopsis

Ollie's cold and Stan's snoring prevent either man from sleeping in their rented room. Attempts to settle down only make matters worse, especially when an air mattress is connected to the wrong supply.

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DirectorsJames Parrott

Behind the scenes

The early talkie largely avoids a continuous musical score. Sneezes, snoring and other effects instead become the sounds around which the room's destruction is organized.

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