| Laughing Gravy | |
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| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | June 6, 1931 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Laughing Gravy is a 1931 short film comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W.Horne, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM.
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On a snowy winter's night, Laurel and Hardy try to keep their pet dog 'Laughing Gravy' hidden from their landlord, mostly without success. The landlord eventually orders them to leave, but fate takes a hand.
The film is a remake of Laurel and Hardy's final silent film Angora Love, made in 1929. Charlie Hall played a tenant in the original; he plays the landlord in the remake.
The Chimp, released the following year, is also a partial remake.
The film has three versions. A two-reel black-and-white version lasting approximately 20 minutes, a three-reel black-and-white version lasting approximately 30 minutes, and a three-reel colourised version.
The two-reel version is identical to the three-reel version except it ends with the landlord committing suicide when due to his residence being quarantined he finds he is unable to evict Stan and Ollie.
In the three-reel version Stan receives a telegram just before they are evicted that says he is to inherit a vast fortune, but only if he leaves Ollie behind forever. This version was rediscovered in 1985.
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