Habeas Corpus (1928)
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- Passed
- 20min
- Short, Comedy
- 01 Dec 1928 (USA)
- Short
Loony scientist (Carle) hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.
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Cast
| Stan Laurel | ... |
Stan
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| Oliver Hardy | ... |
Ollie
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| Richard Carle | ... |
Professor Padilla
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| Charley Rogers | ... |
Ledoux - the Butler
(as Charlie Rogers)
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Harry Wilde | ... |
Cemetary Watchman
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| Chester A. Bachman | ... |
2nd Policeman (uncredited)
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| Leo Sulky | ... |
Detective On Telephone (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James Parrott | ||
| Leo McCarey | ... | (supervising director) |
Written by
| Stan Laurel | ... | (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Leo McCarey | ... | (writer) |
| Charley Rogers | ... | (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited) |
| H.M. Walker | ... | (titles) |
Produced by
| Hal Roach | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (2011) |
Cinematography by
| Len Powers | ||
Editing by
| Richard C. Currier | ... | (as Richard Currier) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lloyd French | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hopkins | ... | assistant property master |
| Morey Lightfoot | ... | property master (as Morrie Lightfoot) |
| Harry Hopkins | ... | props (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John MacBurnie | ... | camera operator |
| Williams | ... | assistant camera |
| Walter Williams | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| William Axt | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Irenee Berge | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Rosario Bourdon | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / musical director (uncredited) |
| Will Donaldson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Hugo Felix | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Gounod | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Leo Kempinski | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Sol Levy | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Bruno Reibold | ... | assistant musical director (uncredited) |
| Anton Rubinstein | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Camille Saint-Saëns | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| J.S. Zamecnik | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Leo McCarey | ... | supervising director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1928) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Jury Metro-Goldwyn (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1928) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Tralag (1982) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (laserdisc)
- Polygram Record Operations (1998) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Reserva Especial (Brazil) (VHS)
- Star Video (Finland) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The esteemed and slightly eccentric scientist, Professor Padilla, is one crucial ingredient short to finally prove his theory--and much to his delight--Stan and Ollie are willing to lend a hand. Five hundred dollars in cash are theirs if the boys pay a visit to the local cemetery and bring Padilla back a fresh body to complete his bold experiment. Of course, nothing is what it seems in the shadowy realm of a horrible graveyard--and as the reluctant body snatchers struggle to fulfil their mission--strange sounds and blood-curdling encounters threaten to put an end to Stan and Ollie's assignment. Just how difficult is it to steal a dead man's body? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Vitaphone soundtrack with the original music and sound effects are no longer lost. Interestingly, one of the music pieces used is what we all know as the "Alfred Hitchcock theme"! See more » |
| Goofs | When the Professor drops his cigarette butt in his pocket he is suddenly wearing glasses for the first time in the film. When he pours water into his pocket a moment later the glasses are gone and never seen again. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965). See more » |
| Quotes |
Stan:
Don't you think the Professor is a trifle cuckoo? Ollie: He is as sound mentally as you or I. See more » |