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An Eastern Westerner (1920)
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Hal Roach actor: Harold Lloyd / Mildred Davis …
other title: Ein Westernheld aus dem Osten / Pour le cœur de Jenny …
A young man in New York has exasperated his father because of his constant carousing and irresponsibility, so his father sends him to his uncle's ranch in the west. The young man arrives in the town of Piute Pass, which is being terrorized by Tiger Lip Tompkins and his gang, the Masked Angels. The Easterner befriends a young woman whose father is being held captive by Tompkins, and he decides to help her.
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Wrong Again (1929)
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Leo McCarey actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Stanlio e Ollio - Un cavallo per un quadro / Dick und Doof - Blinde Wut …
Stable hands Stan and Ollie are tending a thoroughbred named "Blue Boy." But when they overhear two men talking about a $5000 reward for the return of the stolen "Blue Boy," they miss the part about it being the painting, not the horse. They take the horse to the owner's house to claim the reward. The owner instructs them to put "Blue Boy" on the piano and Ollie explains, "these millionaires are peculiar."
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Number, Please? (1920)
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Hal Roach actor: Harold Lloyd / Mildred Davis …
other title: Comiche Americane / Die Nummer, bitte? …
While at an amusement park, trying vainly to forget the girl he has lost, a young man sees the girl with her new boyfriend. When her dog gets loose in the park, both suitors have to help her catch it. Then, the girl's uncle, a balloonist, gives her a pass for two in his balloon, provided that her mother approves. She then offers to take along the first of her admirers who is able to get her mother's consent.
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Ask Father (1919)
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Hal Roach actor: Harold Lloyd / Bebe Daniels …
other title: On n'entre pas / Habla con papá
Lloyd is a serious young middle-class guy on the make who wants to marry the boss’ daughter. The problem is getting in to see the boss so that he can ask for her hand in marriage as the office is guarded by a bunch of comic, clumsy flunkies who throw everyone out who tries to get in.
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Liberty (1929)
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Leo McCarey actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Libertà / Dick und Doof - Die Sache mit der Hose …
While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.
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Any Old Port! (1932)
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James W. Horne actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Pugno di ferro / Dick und Doof gehen vor Anker …
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.
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The Music Box (1932)
The Music Box
James Parrott actor: Oliver Hardy / Stan Laurel …
other title: La scala musicale / Gøg og Gokke som flyttemænd …
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.