The Music Box

1932 film by James Parrott

The Music Box is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film won the very first Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy) in 1932. It has been considered culturally significant by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Opening title card edit

  • Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure -- So they took the $3.80 and went into business.

Dialogue edit

  • Professor: Well? When are you two numskulls going to take this thing out of the way?!!
Ollie: What's it to you?!
Professor: I should like to pass.
Ollie: Why don't you walk around?
Professor: What? Walk AROUND?! ME, Professor Theodore von Schwarzenhoffen, M.D., A.D., D.D.S., F.L.D., F.F.F. and F., should walk AROUND?! (starts pushing past the box and Stan and Ollie) Get that thing out of my way! Get out of my way!

Stan: Say, listen! Don't you think you're bounding over your steps?
Officer: Whaddaya mean, "bounding over my steps?"
Ollie: (tries to cover up for Stan) Heh, why he means, uh, overstepping your bounds!

Taglines edit

  • Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure- so they took the $3.80 and went into business.

Cast edit

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