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| Director: | Harry Lachman |
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| Writer: | Charley Rogers, W.W. Jacobs, Jack Jevne |
| Staring: |
| Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 1936 |
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| Director: | Harry Lachman |
| Writer: | Charley Rogers, W.W. Jacobs, Jack Jevne |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | letter, twin brother, mistaken identity, black and white, twins, sailor, doppelgänger, pawnshop, mix-up, drunkenness, beer garden, 1930s |
| Production Companies | Hal Roach Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $400,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stan Laurel | Stan / Alf Laurel |
| Oliver Hardy | Ollie / Bert Hardy |
| Betty Brown | Mrs. Betty Laurel |
| Daphne Pollard | Mrs. Daphne Hardy |
| Alan Hale | Joe Grogan |
| Sidney Toler | Captain of SS Periwinkle |
| James Finlayson | Finn |
| Iris Adrian | Alice |
| Lona Andre | Lily |
| Ralf Harolde | Gangster Boss |
| Noel Madison | Second Gangster at Pirate's Club |
| Arthur Housman | Drunk |
| Virginia Grey | Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Man in Pawnshop (uncredited) |
| James C. Morton | Bartender at Denker's Beer Garden (uncredited) |
| Tiny Sandford | Wharf tough guy (uncredited) |
| Edna Smith | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Rosemary Theby | Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Pirates Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charley Rogers | Adaptation |
| Rudolph Maté | Director of Photography |
| Harry Lachman | Director |
| Richard Connell | Screenstory |
| L.A. French | Production Supervisor |
| Bert Jordan | Editor |
| Leroy Shield | Music Director |
| W.W. Jacobs | Story |
| Felix Adler | Screenstory |
| Jack Jevne | Adaptation |
| Roy Seawright | Visual Effects |
| William Randall Sr. | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stan Laurel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 855 | 855 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 816 | 893 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 10 | 525 | 767 |
Highly enjoyable, and shows Laurel and Hardy's strengths as actors, as you see the infinitesimal differences the two put into each of their 'good' and 'bad' twin-brother performances. Recommended, especially to fans of the duo or of older comedic films in general. ...