Le bon filon

Original title: Laughing Gravy

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Le bon filon (1930)

Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.

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Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Harry Bernard

Policeman
(uncredited)

Charles Dorety

Drunk
(uncredited)

Laughing Gravy

Laughing Gravy - the Dog
(uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Landlord
(uncredited)

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6/10

Archetypal Laurel and Hardy comedy

LAUGHING GRAVY

Aspect ratio: 1.37:1

Sound format: Mono

(Black and white - Short film)

During a heavy blizzard, boarding-house tenants Stan 'n' Ollie hide their dog from an unsympathetic landlord (Charley Hall) who threatens to evict them if they don't follow the rules. Chaos ensues...

Archetypal L&H comedy, played and filmed to perfection, as the boys' efforts to protect 'Laughing Gravy' meet with disaster at every turn. Ollie's attempts to get back into the house without being noticed by the sleeping landlord is only one of the film's many highlights, leading to a precarious rooftop episode (!) and a series of blunders and disasters. Fine comic timing, excellent set-pieces, great fun. Directed with typical gusto by L&H regular James W. Horne.

The film exists in three separate versions: It played theatrically as a two-reeler, following the elimination of a third reel in which Stan comes into an unexpected inheritance. This material has since been restored to a second version which omits the original's ending. A third edition - which appears to exist only in colorized form - contains ALL extant material, including the inheritance AND the original ending.

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Trivia
Charlie Hall plays the dog-hating landlord. In real life, he would later adopt one of Laughing Gravy's puppies.

Goofs
When the boys are on the snow-covered roof, something gets Laughing Gravy's attention and he walks off the set-up out of camera range. After a brief cutaway to Charlie Hall, he's back right next to the boys.

Quotes
Stan: [Referring to Laughing Gravy] Watcha gonna do with him?
Landlord: You know my rules about dogs. I'm going to throw him out!
Ollie: On a night like this?
Landlord: Listen, if I wasn't so kind-'earted, I'd throw you out too. Now get to bed!

Crazy credits
Opening credits prologue: Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy stuck together through thick and thin -

One pocketbook between them - Always empty -

Alternate versions
Spanish and French language versions of this film were also produced simultaneously. Laurel and Hardy read from cue cards with their lines written phonetically in the appropriate languages. At the time of early talkies, the process of dubbing was not yet perfected.