The Music Box

The Music Box

Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure- so they took the $3.80 and went into business.

NR 1932 · 29 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

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.

Directed by James Parrott · Written by H.M. Walker

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Oliver Hardy Ollie
Stan Laurel Stan
Billy Gilbert Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)
William Gillespie Piano Salesman (uncredited)
Charlie Hall Postman (uncredited)
Hazel Howell Mrs. von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene Nursemaid (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin Policeman (uncredited)

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