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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

August 8, 1930 (US) Comedy, Crime, Mystery • 30m

Overview

The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.

Director

James Parrott

Writer

H.M. Walker

Top Billed

Stan Laurel

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Top Billed Cast

Frank Austin
Frank Austin

Butler (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Detective (uncredited)

Bobby Burns
Bobby Burns

Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)

Rosa Gore
Rosa Gore

Old Relative (uncredited)

Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger

Young Relative (uncredited)

Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson

Housekeeper (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey

Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

Lon Poff
Lon Poff

Old Relative (uncredited)

Art Rowlands
Art Rowlands

Theater-goer Relative (uncredited)

Tiny Sandford
Tiny Sandford

Policeman (uncredited)

Crew
Hal Roach
Hal Roach

Producer

George Stevens
George Stevens

Director of Photography

Walter Lundin
Walter Lundin

Director of Photography

Elmer Raguse
Elmer Raguse

Sound Engineer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

June 13, 2022

So our pair are fishing by the river when Ollie reads in the newspaper of the death of the wealthy Ebenezer Laurel. Could Stan be a relative? Well they head off to the eerie mansion to see if they can claim some of the $3m estate... Once there, an huge storm adds to the suspense as we discover that, maybe, the deceased died in suspicious circumstances. It has much more of a story and less of the slapstick about it, this one - more characterisatio… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

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