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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case ()

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In order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.
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Stan Laurel
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Oliver Hardy
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Butler (uncredited)
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James Parrott

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H.M. Walker ... (dialogue) (as H. M. Walker)
 
Oliver Hardy ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
 
Stan Laurel ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
 
James Parrott ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
 
Charley Rogers ... (contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)

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Hal Roach ... producer (uncredited)

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George Stevens ... (photographed by)
Walter Lundin ... (uncredited)

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Richard C. Currier ... (as Richard Currier)

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Elmer Raguse ... recording engineer

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Ham Kinsey ... stunt double: Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Cy Slocum ... stunt double: Oliver Hardy (uncredited)

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E. Truman Joiner ... grip (uncredited)

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William Axt ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Marvin Hatley ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Nathaniel Shilkret ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Hal Roach ... presenter
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Plot Summary

It looks as if the boys might no longer need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves when Ollie spots a newspaper ad seeking heirs to the $3,000,000 estate of the late Ebenezer Laurel. Despite Stan being unaware of ANY relationship between him and the dead man, Olie decides to pass him off as one of the heirs but when the duo arrive for the reading of the will, they learn that Ebenezer was murdered and that Stan, along with all the other relatives, is a prime suspect. Written by Paul Penna

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Taglines MORE LAUGHS THAN YOU'VE EVER HAD! (Print Ad- Rochester Evening Journal, ((Rochester NY)) 24 September 1930) See more »
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Also Known As
  • La maison de la peur (France)
  • Spuk un Mitternacht (Germany)
  • Dick und Doof auf Gespensterjagd (Germany)
  • El proceso de Laurel-Hardy (Spain)
  • Noche de Duendes (Spain)
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  • 30 min
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Trivia Like other early talkies, this film was reshot in other languages, with casts who spoke the language and Stan & Ollie learning their lines phonetically. In one of the foreign-language versions, the butler is played by Boris Karloff. See more »
Goofs After getting ready to go to bed, the boys drop the candle a few times, and it seemingly goes out. When they pick it up, it is lit again without them lighting it. See more »
Movie Connections Alternate-language version of Feu mon oncle (1930). See more »
Soundtracks Ku-Ku See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided that they needed a rest - - * They had been looking for work since 1921 - See more »
Quotes Oliver: Didn't you once tell me that you had an uncle?
Stanley: Sure, I've got an uncle. Why?
Oliver: Now we're getting somewhere. Is he living?
Stanley: No. He fell through a trap door and broke his neck.
Oliver: Was he building a house?
Stanley: No, they were hanging him.
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