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Tit for Tat(Movie, 1935)

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| 19min | Genre: Comedy
Tit for TatRating: 3.5/5 (with 3131 votes)
Tit for Tat is a 1935 short comedy film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It is the only direct sequel they made, following the story of Them Thar Hills, which was released the previous year and includes the same two supporting characters, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, portrayed by Charlie Hall and Mae Busch. This "two-reeler" is notable too for being nominated for an Academy Award as Best Live Action Short Film (Comedy) of 1935, although it did not win. It also has a central theme similar to the comedy duo's 1929 silent short Big Business. In the opening scene of Tit for Tat, Oliver places a sign in the front window of his and Stan's electrical store. It reads "Open for Big Business", an allusion to the escalatin... ()
Part of the Laurel and Hardy Collection
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Duration: 19min
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Awards & Nominations for Tit for Tat

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy

About Tit for Tat

Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the grocery right next door is run by the man and wife whom they encountered in "Them Thar Hills" (1935). Stan and Ollie go and visit to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer again becomes convinced that Ollie and his wife are fooling around.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
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 US: 01/05/1935
Director: Charley Rogers
Producer: Hal Roach
Screenwriter: Stan Laurel, Frank Tashlin
Film Editor: Bert Jordan
Director of Photography: Art Lloyd
Composer: Leroy Shield
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Dick und Doof bauen ein Geschäft auf."
"Dick und Doof in tausend Nöten"
"Laurel und Hardy – Wie du mir, so ich dir"
"Laurel et Hardy électriciens"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

101 movies in the Laurel and Hardy Collection

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Other movies with this title: Tit for Tat (FR, 1904), Tit for Tat (JP, 1972), Tit for Tat (YU, 1978), Tit for Tat (IT, 1984)

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