Maison de tout repos

Original title: County Hospital

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Maison de tout repos (1932)

In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.In the hospital with a broken leg Ollie is visited by Stan, who brings him hard-boiled eggs, nuts, and total mayhem.

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Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Billy Gilbert

The Doctor

May Wallace

Miss Wallace - Head Nurse

William Austin

Ollie's Hospital Roommate

Estelle Etterre

Nurse
(as Belle Hare)

Lilyan Irene

Nurse

Dorothy Layton

Nurse

Sam Lufkin

Policeman

Lorena Carr

Reception Desk Nurse
(uncredited)

Baldwin Cooke

Orderly
(uncredited)

Betty Danko

Desk Nurse
(uncredited)

Eleanor Fredericks

Hospital Nurse With Baby
(uncredited)

Frank Holliday

Hospital Visitor
(uncredited)

Ham Kinsey

Orderly
(uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Doctor
(uncredited)

Bob Minford

Orderly
(uncredited)

Harry Wilde

Hospital visitor reading newspaper
(uncredited)

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8/10

Hardboiled eggs and nuts? Yes, please!

Another fine comedy from Stan and Ollie. Stan pays a hospital visit to Oliver, who is up in traction with a broken leg, enjoying the peace and quiet. Of course it isn't long before that peace is destined to vanish.

Stan is so wonderfully inept in this one. Visiting Ollie as he hasn't anything else to do today, not bringing Ollie candy as "It costs too much" and not having been paid for the last batch. He comes up with his legendary gift.

Don't think any other comedian eating a hard boiled could be funny, but in Laurel's effortless hands it's great. The trouser gag is absolutely hilarious.

Only the climax is a let down, spoiled by poor rear projection work and going on too long. We are rescued though by the boys' L-shaped car (at least that's how it ends up!) Stan and Ollie: best there's ever been.

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Trivia
The exterior of the County Hospital was the City Hall for Culver City. Part of the frontage is still standing, albeit inside a compound.

Goofs
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Quotes
The Doctor: Ah! Good morning, good morning, good morning! And how is my little patient today?
Oliver: Just fine, thank you, doctor. This is my friend, Mr. Laurel.
The Doctor: I hope I find you well?
Stanley: Thank you, ma'am.

Crazy credits
The original MGM credits were replaced around 1937 for a reissue in which the names of the director and others were removed. The Film Classics reissue, based on the 1937 reissue (and issued on DVD), removed all references to MGM although the opening lion can still be heard on the soundtrack.

Alternate versions
The original print of this film is probably lost. The available version (also on DVD) is a Film Classics reissue print derived from an MGM 1937 reissue when the director and technical credits were removed. The Film Classics version also removed the MGM lion, although it can still be heard on the soundtrack.