Our Wife
| Our Wife | |
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| Directed by | James W. Horne |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Starring | Laurel and Hardy |
| Music by |
Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield |
| Cinematography | Jack Stevens |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 20' 52" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Our Wife is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1]
Plot
Oliver is making plans to be married to his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and steal away at night to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.
After this, there is a memorable scene in which Ollie, his gargantuan fiancée and Stan try to cram into a tiny car Stan hired for their elopement, Ollie having expected a "limousine". After much struggling they finally succeed in getting themselves and a suitcase into the car, but as they move off it tilts up under the weight and Stan's head smashes through the roof. The film concludes with a cross-eyed justice marrying Ollie to Stan.
Cast
- Stan Laurel
- Oliver Hardy
- Babe London as Dulcy (uncredited)
- James Finlayson as Dulcy's father (uncredited)
- Blanche Payson as the wife of the Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Charley Rogers as the Butler (uncredited)
References
- ↑ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.
External links
- Our Wife at the Internet Movie Database
- Our Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Our Wife at Rotten Tomatoes