| Nothing But Trouble | |
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| Directed by | Sam Taylor |
| Produced by | B. F. Zeidman |
| Written by | Russell Rouse Ray Golden |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Mary Boland Philip Merivale Henry O'Neill David Leland John Warburton Matthew Boulton Connie Gilchrist Toby Noolan |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| Cinematography | Charles Salerno Jr. |
| Editing by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Running time | 79 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Nothing But Trouble is a late Laurel and Hardy feature. The plot involves the team as a chef and a butler wrecking a dinner party - the bit where they cook a rubber steak and try to carve it at the table is particularly humorous. They also foil an assassination plot against a young king who is threatened for the throne by his jealous uncle.
At a low point in his career at the time, Buster Keaton worked as a gagman on this film. Keaton's regard for Laurel and Hardy was always high, and he was a good friend of Stan Laurel's throughout their lives.
The finale where the two are about to commit suicide by jumping off a tall building to the busy street below is an obvious Keaton idea.
At Laurel's funeral in 1965, Keaton said that he felt Laurel was a greater comedian than Charlie Chaplin.[1]
This film is not regarded by fans and critics as one of their better efforts although it does have some funny moments.
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