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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Comedy · Crime · Mystery · 1930
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.
Movie details
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930 Comedy · Crime · Mystery 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
James Parrott
Written by
H.M. Walker
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Frank Austin
Butler (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Detective (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)
Rosa Gore
Old Relative (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Young Relative (uncredited)
Court is in session
Put The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.