The Big Noise (1944 film)

The Big Noise is a 1944 film about two men who find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Written by William Scott Darling.

A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS!  (taglines)

Other

• Drunken Man in Train Berth: [pointing at Oliver] Excuse me, is this all one person?

Dialogue

Stan: You know what?

Oliver: What?

Stan: I've got a clue. I think Mr. Hartley is just a bit cracked. Well, I ought to know.

Oliver: All inventors are like that - they're eccentric. They're not like you and me.

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Oliver: What a beautiful picture.

Alva P. Hartley: Yes, that cost a lot of money. It's a Vandyke.

Stanley: A what?

Alva P. Hartley: A Vandyke. You know what a Vandyke is.

Stanley: Oh, yeah. My uncle had one, but he had to have it shaved off.

Oliver: Shh!

Stanley: What?

Oliver: Vandyke was a painter, not a beard.

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Drunken Man in Train Berth: You boys mind if I smoke?

Oliver: I don't care if you burn up!

Taglines

• A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS!
• IT'S A TERRIFIC BANG!
• The Laugh BANG Of A Lifetime !
• DANGER! YOU'LL LAUGH YOURSELF TO DEATH!

Cast

• Stan Laurel — Stanley
• Oliver Hardy — Oliver
• Arthur Space — Alva P. Hartley
• Doris Merrick — Evelyn
• Esther Howard — Aunt Sophie
• Bobby Blake — Egbert Hartley
• Veda Ann Borg — Mayme Charlton
• Frank Fenton — Charlton
• James Bush — Hartman
• Philip Van Zandt — Dutchy Glassman
• Robert Dudley — Grandpa
• Edgar Dearing — Motorcycle Cop

External links

• The Big Noise quotes at the Internet Movie Database
• The Big Noise at Allmovie