The Music Box
1932 film by James Parrott
The Music Box is an 1932 American film comedy featuring Laurel and Hardy. The film received the first Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy) at the 5th Academy Awards in 1932.
- Directed by James Parrott. Written by H.M. Walker.
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!
Cast
edit- Stan Laurel - Stan
- Oliver Hardy - Ollie
- Billy Gilbert - Professor Theodore Von Schwarzenhoffen, M.D., A.D., D.D.S., F.L.D., F-F-F-and-F
- Gladys Gale - Mrs. Von Schwarzenhoffen
- Sam Lufkin - police officer
- Lilyan Irene - nursemaid
- Charlie Hall - postman
- William Gillespie - piano salesman
External links
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- The Music Box quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Music Box at Rotten Tomatoes