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Prenez garde au lion

Original title: The Chimp
  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.6K
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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Prenez garde au lion (1932)
SlapstickComedyShort

Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.

  • Director
    • James Parrott
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Stan Laurel
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Bobby Burns
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Stan Laurel
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Bobby Burns
    • 28User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Mr. Laurel
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Mr. Hardy
    Bobby Burns
    Bobby Burns
    • Tenant
    • (uncredited)
    Baldwin Cooke
    Baldwin Cooke
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Estelle Etterre
    Estelle Etterre
    • Laid-off Circus Performer
    • (uncredited)
    James Finlayson
    James Finlayson
    • Ringmaster
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Circus audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Gemora
    Charles Gemora
    • Ethel - the Chimp
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Gilbert
    Billy Gilbert
    • Joe - the Landlord
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Granger
    Dorothy Granger
    • Ethel - the Landlord's Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Hagen
    Beatrice Hagen
    • Circus Performer
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Circus Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Hill
    • Circus Audience Member
    • (uncredited)
    Lois Laurel
    Lois Laurel
    • Girl in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Layton
    Dorothy Layton
    • Laid-off Circus Performer
    • (uncredited)
    George Miller
    • Circus Owner
    • (uncredited)
    William J. O'Brien
    William J. O'Brien
    • Circus Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Rush
    • Circus Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Stan Laurel
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews28

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    5film_poster_fan

    Not Their Best Short Film

    While not their best short, Laurel and Hardy provide some amusement in "The Chimp." Charles Gemora played Ethel, not a chimp, but a gorilla actually, as he did in several other films, such as "Murders in the Rue Morgue," "Swiss Miss," and "At the Circus." One reviewer writes that he "looks like a guy in a cheap ape costume and I HATE when movies put people in crappy ape costumes." Ironically, I am writing this the day after this country has yet another mass shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. This reviewer used the word "hate" often in his reviews and it is terrible. Don't we have enough hate in this country without his need to use it repeatedly?
    10Ron Oliver

    Monkeyshines With Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy

    A LAUREL & HARDY Comedy Short. In lieu of salaries, a bankrupt circus gives its property away to its workers. Stan gets the flea circus - Ollie is given Ethel, THE CHIMP. The big simian takes an immediate dislike to Ollie, but becomes very fond of Stan. Deciding to sell Ethel to the zoo, the Boys look for a hotel to spend the night. Trying to do so with a great, hairy beast in tow is hard enough; an escaped lion and a volatile landlord only ensure that getting a good night's sleep will be almost impossible.

    A very funny little film, with genuine belly laughs. Watching Stan dance with Ethel is priceless. That's James Finlayson as the circus Ringmaster; Billy Gilbert plays the dyspeptic landlord.
    Coxer99

    The Chimp

    The boys find themselves inheriting a chimp named Ethel in this classic comedy short that features a wonderful dance sequence with the chimp Ethel, wearing a tutu.
    7Theo Robertson

    Not That Weak

    Sorry to see that Bob The Moo found this to be one of the weaker L&H shorts . By no means a classic compared to something like MURDER CASE it is very amusing . I guess if Bob saw this before watching THEIR FIRST MISTAKE we might have found this the superior short ?

    If THE CHIMP has a problem it's down to the internal logic and coincidence involved . For example if a circus went bust wouldn't the owner sell the animals to a zoo rather than give them away free to his now unemployed staff ? it's also strange that a lion can roam around an American city all day without someone calling the police , and what's the chances of a chimp arriving at a hotel where the landlord's wife has the same name as it ?

    Maybe you have to suspend disbelief a couple of times too often but I certainly found it very funny and well paced
    bob the moo

    Pretty weak short by their standards

    Laurel and Hardy are working at the circus as a pantomime horse. When the circus comes to an end the assets of the circus are split among the staff by way of lottery. Hardy wins Ethel – a man-sized ape! Laurel, Hardy and Ethel go off on their way, with Ethel taking a shine to Laurel, however before they do anything else their first problem is to find a hotel that doesn't mind having a monkey for a guest!

    I saw this as a double bill with `Their First Mistake'. I thought the former was weaker than their usual work, but I appreciated it more when I watched `The Chimp'. I have never before felt disappointed with a Laurel & Hardy short (and I've seen a few). Usually I am sucked in by their funny, punchy nature and it's so short that it's over before I even consider getting bored! However here I felt uncomfortable from the start – the circus set up felt too different from their normal roles to be easily accepted. Also I just found the whole use of the monkey to be poor and unimaginative.

    That's not to say I didn't laugh, because I did, but I laughed a lot less frequently that I normally do with their shorts. There are no really good routines after the circus clowning (excuse pun) is finished with – and the final punch line can be see coming from the halfway mark! It was a let down because it all seemed quite forced at times and lacking in the free flowing feel that their better shorts have.

    Laurel is still good and Hardy works his double takes well, if not as often as he would probably have liked to. The chimp of the title is too obstructive to the dynamic that exists between Laurel and Hardy and is a most unwelcome addition to the duo. The fact that the chimp is more than just a plot device (as the baby was in `Their First Mistake') but becomes a participant is to the film's detriment. The support cast are pretty poor – even James Finlayson is woefully underused, not even one trade mark double-take and squint!

    Overall this is one for fans only. I'm a fan and I still felt let down. It doesn't have any really strong scenes and the majority is quite ordinary. It is L&H of course, so it is impossible NOT to be funny at all, but this is way off their usual standard. The monkey used to set up basically every scene bar the early ones causes more damage to the onscreen dynamics than good and is the root of this film's weakness. I still laughed but the space between these laughs was way too long.

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    • Trivia
      Lois Laurel, cast as an uncredited audience member in the circus, is Stan Laurel's real-life daughter.
    • Goofs
      The picture of "Ethel" the landlord is holding, and the actress portraying her are two different people.
    • Quotes

      Ringmaster: Ah-ha! Something for men only. Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom.

    • Alternate versions
      When re-released by Film Classics in the 1940s, the opening titles were reversed. Instead of going the right way: "Mr. Hardy's aesthetic nature thrilled at the beauties of circus life -- Mr. Laurel never got any further than the monkey cage", it was reversed and started with "Mr. Laurel never got...."
    • Connections
      Featured in Omnibus: Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Sobre las Olas (Over the Waves)
      (1887) (uncredited)

      Written by Juventino Rosas

      Played for the Woman Standing on a Horse sequence

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    • Release date
      • May 21, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Chimp
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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