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*''Hats Off'' was [[remade]] by Laurel and Hardy as ''[[The Music Box]]'', utilizing the |
*''Hats Off'' was [[remade]] by Laurel and Hardy as ''[[The Music Box]]'', utilizing the same flight of steps in the [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]] district of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. While a washing machine was delivered in ''Hats Off'', a piano would be delivered in ''The Music Box''. |
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*Contrary to popular belief, the long staircase is not the same one used by [[The Three Stooges]] in their 1941 film ''[[An Ache in Every Stake]]''.<ref>[http://www.threestooges.net/journal/view/98%20threestooges.net ''The Three Stooges Journal'' # 98]</ref> Unlike the stairs in ''The Music Box'', this stairway begins from a [[cul-de-sac]].<ref name=Solomon>{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| authorlink = Jon Solomon| coauthors =| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion| publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc| date = 2002| location = | pages = 195-197| url = http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Three-Stooges-Filmography-Companion/dp/0971186804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201570359&sr=1-1 | doi =| id = | isbn = 0971186804}}</ref> |
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*''Hats Off'' was also remade as ''[[It's Your Move]]'' (1945), starring [[Edgar Kennedy]]. |
*''Hats Off'' was also remade as ''[[It's Your Move]]'' (1945), starring [[Edgar Kennedy]]. |
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Revision as of 15:05, 24 April 2012
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| Directed by | Hal Yates |
| Written by | H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Anita Garvin |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
Hats Off is a silent short film starring American comedy double act Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
Plot
Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after several near misses. One would-be sale has them carrying the machine up a large flight of steps, merely to find out that a young lady wants them to post a letter for her. The boys later get into an argument knocking off each others' hats, which eventually involves scores of others. A police van eventually carts all those involved away except Stan and Ollie, who afterwards try and find their own headgear amongst the hundreds of others lying on the street.
Lost
Hats Off was an enormous success when first released which made considerable headway in establishing the Laurel and Hardy team with the public. After being last publicly shown in Germany in 1930, Hats Off vanished without a trace, and is now considered a lost film.[1] Laurel and Hardy historian Randy Skretvedt dubbed Hats Off "The Holy Grail of Laurel and Hardy movies."[1]
Notes
- Hats Off was remade by Laurel and Hardy as The Music Box, utilizing the same flight of steps in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. While a washing machine was delivered in Hats Off, a piano would be delivered in The Music Box.
- Contrary to popular belief, the long staircase is not the same one used by The Three Stooges in their 1941 film An Ache in Every Stake.[2] Unlike the stairs in The Music Box, this stairway begins from a cul-de-sac.[3]
- Hats Off was also remade as It's Your Move (1945), starring Edgar Kennedy.
Cast
- Stan Laurel - Stan
- Oliver Hardy - Ollie
- Anita Garvin - Customer at top of stairs
- Jimmy Finlayson - Proprietor, Kwickway Washing Machine Co.
- Dorothy Coburn - Vision
- Chet Brandenburg - Pedestrian #1
- Sam Lufkin - Pedestrian #2
- Ham Kinsey - Pedestrian #2
References
- ^ a b laurelandhardycentral.com
- ^ The Three Stooges Journal # 98
- ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 195–197. ISBN 0971186804.
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