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One Good Turn(Movie, 1931)

20min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

One Good Turn is a 1931 American Pre-Code short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. This film was the first Laurel and Hardy film to feature support from Billy Gilbert. ()

Part of the Laurel and Hardy Collection

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About One Good Turn

Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hal Roach Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 10/31/1931

Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr, Jimmy Finlayson, Billy Gilbert, Gordon Douglas, Snub Pollard, Baldwin Cooke, Ham Kinsey, Lyle Tayo, Retta Palmer

Director: James W. Horne

Producer: Hal Roach

Screenwriter: H. M. Walker

Film Editor: Richard C. Currier

Director of Photography: Art Lloyd

Composer: Marvin Hatley

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Das 125-Dollar-Missverständnis"

"Dick und Doof - Retter in der Not"

"Dick und Doof bei Tante Klara"

"Eine gute Wendung"

"Laurel und Hardy auf der Walz"

"Von Gefahren umlauert"

Keywords: short film, black and white

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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1929 Unaccustomed as We Are

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1930 Another Fine Mess

1930 Below Zero

1930 Brats

1930 Laughing Gravy

1930 Night Owls

1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930 The Rogue Song

1931 Beau Hunks

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1932 Any Old Port!

1932 County Hospital

1932 Pack Up Your Troubles

1932 The Music Box

1932 Their First Mistake

1932 Towed in a Hole

1933 Busy Bodies

1933 Dirty Work

1933 Me and My Pal

1933 Sons of the Desert

1933 The Devil's Brother

1933 The Midnight Patrol

1934 Babes in Toyland

1934 Going Bye-Bye!

1934 Hollywood Party

1934 Oliver the Eighth

1934 The Live Ghost

1934 Them Thar Hills

1935 Bonnie Scotland

1935 The Fixer Uppers

1935 Thicker Than Water

1935 Tit for Tat

1936 Our Relations

1936 The Bohemian Girl

1937 Way Out West

1938 Block-Heads

1938 Swiss Miss

1939 A Chump at Oxford

1939 The Flying Deuces

1940 Saps at Sea

1941 Great Guns

1942 A-Haunting We Will Go

1943 Air Raid Wardens

1943 Jitterbugs

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Other movies with this title: One Good Turn (US, 1929), One Good Turn (1930), One Good Turn (GB, 1936), One Good Turn (GB, 1955), One Good Turn (US, 1996), One Good Turn (US, 2015)

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