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The Music Box(Movie, 1932)

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| 29min | Genre: Comedy
The Music BoxRating: 3.8/5 (with 8888 votes)
The Music Box is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long flight of steps, won the first Academy Award for Best Live Action Short (Comedy) in 1932. In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film is widely seen as the most iconic Laurel and Hardy short, with the featured stairs becoming a popular tourist attraction. ()
Part of the Laurel and Hardy Collection
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Awards & Nominations for The Music Box

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy

About The Music Box

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 14 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/16/1932
Director: James Parrott
Producer: Hal Roach
Screenwriter: H. M. Walker
Film Editor: Richard C. Currier
Composer: Harry Graham
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der zermürbende Klaviertransport"
"Dick und Doof - Das verrückte Klavier"
"Dick und Doof und die Drahtkommode"
"Die musikalische Kiste"
"Die Musikbox"
"Laurel und Hardy – Das verrückte Klavier"
"Livreurs, sachez livrer!"
"Το μουσικό κουτί"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: The Music Box (CN, 2006), The Music Box (IR, 2007), The Music Box (DK/SE, 2017), The Music Box (IT, 2018)

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