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Film

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

James Parrott, United States, 1930

30 min.Short fiction

It looks like the boys won't need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves any longer when Stanley's rich uncle Ebenezer Laurel dies, leaving a large estate. But when he and Oliver 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.
Basic information Credits
Original title The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Danish title Gøg og Gokke ser Spøgelser
Other titles Midnats-Spøgeri
Director James Parrott
Screenplay H.M. Walker
Director of Photography Walter Lundin, George Stevens
Editor Richard Currier
Sound Elmer Raguse
Appearance Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Stanley Blystone
Production country United States
Domestic distribution Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Technical info Black/white
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Hal Roach Studios
Domestic distribution Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Direction

Direction James Parrott

Script

Script H.M. Walker

Production

Production Hal Roach

Cinematography

Cinematography Walter Lundin
Cinematography George Stevens

Editing

Editing Richard Currier

Sound

Sound Elmer Raguse

Appearance

Appearance Stan Laurel
Appearance Oliver Hardy
Appearance Frank Austin
Appearance Stanley Blystone
Appearance Bobby Burns
Appearance Rosa Gore
Appearance Dorothy Granger
Appearance Dell Henderson
Appearance Fred Kelsey
Appearance Lon Poff
Appearance Art Rowlands
Appearance Tiny Sandford

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