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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1310

Unaccustomed As We Are

192921 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 20:43
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Lewis R. Foster · Public domain

Synopsis

Ollie brings Stan home for dinner without warning his wife. Her departure, a helpful neighbour and a mishap involving a burning dress lead to concealment, misunderstandings and a disastrous encounter with the neighbour's husband.

Cast

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

Edgar Kennedy

Mae Busch

Thelma Todd

DirectorsLewis R. Foster Hal Roach

Historical context

This was Laurel and Hardy's first sound comedy. Hal Roach also issued alternative versions for cinemas without sound equipment, so the film's different editions should not be treated as interchangeable.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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
Edgar Kennedy — film screenshot · Public domain
Mae Busch — Photoplay magazine; http://www.silentladies.com/PhtplayAB.html · Public domain
Thelma Todd — RKO · Public domain

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