| Our Wife | |
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| Directed by | James W. Horne |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Laurel and Hardy |
| Cinematography | Jack Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 20 min 52 sec |
| 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 (Babe London) with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father (James Finlayson) 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.
Ollie, his gargantuan fiancée and Stan try to cram into a tiny car Stan hired for their elopement, but Ollie had expected a "limousine". After much struggling, they finally succeed in getting themselves and a suitcase into the car. 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 (Ben Turpin) marrying Ollie to Stan.
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Babe London as Dulcy
- James Finlayson as Dulcy's Father
- Ben Turpin as The Justice of the Peace
- Blanche Payson as The Daughter of the Justice of the Peace
- Charley Rogers as The Butler
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 IMDb
- Our Wife at the TCM Movie Database
- Our Wife at AllMovie
- Our Wife at Rotten Tomatoes