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Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.Taking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.
Harry Bernard
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks
- Short Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Eleanor Fredericks
- Lady in Berth
- (uncredited)
Paulette Goddard
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Pete Gordon
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- Stationmaster
- (uncredited)
John M. O'Brien
- Man who trips over briefcase
- (uncredited)
Hayes E. Robertson
- Train Porter
- (uncredited)
S.D. Wilcox
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Grace Woods
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Oliver Hardy(uncredited)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA silent version was also made for theaters that at the time were not equipped to show talkies.
- GoofsAs Stan and Ollie talk to the train announcer, two women can be seen in the background watching the scene being filmed, looking at the camera and smiling.
- Alternate versionsReissued in 1936 with a new musical score, including the "Cuckoo" song by Marvin Hatley over the main credits, as well as a 1932 version of the song played by the Van Phillips Orchestra over the first scene at the depot.
- ConnectionsEdited into Noche de duendes (1930)
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Laurel & Hardy cause some hilarious mayhem on a train.
This first talking movie from Laurel & Hardy is a surprising good one. It has the typical Laurel & Hardy humor in it, for which they are so famous and loved over the world. This is one of their most typical shorts. It's simple and it's almost non-stop filled with slapstick moments. Laurel & Hardy at their purest and finest.
The movie begins standard but from the moment when the two boys enter the train the movie becomes an almost fun and non-stop laugh-fest. The movie its humor is very simple and also predictable but executed brilliantly by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Especially the scene in which the two boys try to get in bed, which last at least 5 minutes, is one to remember and Laurel & Hardy hilarity at its best and purest form. Although the movie its humor and moments are rather stretched out, the movie never really becomes tiresome to watch.
More than in other early Laurel & Hardy comedy shorts, the supporting cast also plays an important part when it comes to the humor. The movie is filled with comical moments, that don't even feature the two boys in it. Among the supporting cast is Laurel & Hardy regular Baldwin Cooke and movie icon Paulette Goddard. Talk about movie history!
This movie is definitely better than Laurel & Hardy's other work from the '20's. It's humor and characters already have the shape and form as their later and best work from the early '30's.
8/10
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The movie begins standard but from the moment when the two boys enter the train the movie becomes an almost fun and non-stop laugh-fest. The movie its humor is very simple and also predictable but executed brilliantly by Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Especially the scene in which the two boys try to get in bed, which last at least 5 minutes, is one to remember and Laurel & Hardy hilarity at its best and purest form. Although the movie its humor and moments are rather stretched out, the movie never really becomes tiresome to watch.
More than in other early Laurel & Hardy comedy shorts, the supporting cast also plays an important part when it comes to the humor. The movie is filled with comical moments, that don't even feature the two boys in it. Among the supporting cast is Laurel & Hardy regular Baldwin Cooke and movie icon Paulette Goddard. Talk about movie history!
This movie is definitely better than Laurel & Hardy's other work from the '20's. It's humor and characters already have the shape and form as their later and best work from the early '30's.
8/10
http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
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- Boba_Fett1138
- Aug 12, 2006
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- Berth Control
- Filming locations
- Palms Depot, Heritage Square Museum - 3800 Homer Street, Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA(this is where the ending train station building was moved)
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- Runtime19 minutes
- Color
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