James Parrott — Director (31)
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Their Purple Moment (1928)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Die Geldgierigen / Laurel et Hardy - Un moment d'humiliation …
The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys run up a huge tab treating a couple of girls to dinner at a snazzy nightclub and much trouble ensues.
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One of the Smiths (1931)
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James Parrott actor: Charley Chase / James Finlayson …
Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain mail orders have not been settled. Charley, carrying multiple bulky instruments, boards a train and gives the conductor, the porter, and the passengers a terrible night as he tries to settle into his upper berth. Arriving at his rural destination of Beaver Dam, Charley masquerades as a hillbilly to track down the missing instruments. At the barn dance, he sings "Handsome Jim."
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The Tin Man (1935)
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James Parrott actor: Thelma Todd / Patsy Kelly …
Thelma and Patsy find themselves in a spooky house inhabited by a nut who is a mechanical genius and has made a robot who does everything. The inventor manipulates the robot's control board from a hidden room. The girls are soon in a panic. Patsy gets into an argument with the robot and loses the match of wits. Blackie Burke, an escaped convict, is using the house as a hideout, and this adds to the problems the girls already have.
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Sing Sister Sing (1935)
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James Parrott actor: Thelma Todd / Patsy Kelly …
At a residence hotel, Patsy is moving in with Thelma. Thelma has prepared some rules, including singing whenever one feels quarrelsome or angry. Although Thelma tells Patsy that they'll share everything, there's precious little closet or drawer space for Patsy's clothes, little room to maneuver around Thelma in the bathroom, and then a sleepless night for Patsy when Thelma goes sleepwalking. Can they share and share alike, or will Patsy keep on singing?
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The Chimp (1932)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof in der Manege / Prenez garde au lion …
Stan and Ollie play bumbling circus performers who inadvertently drive the circus into bankruptcy. The circus can't pay them their wages so they are given a gorilla and a flea circus as payment. Bedlam ensues.
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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Spuk um Mitternacht / Laurel et Hardy - La maison de la peur …
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.
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Brats (1930)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy
other title: Dick und Doof - Vaterfreuden / Laurel et Hardy - Les Bons Petits Diables …
Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.
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Blotto (1930)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Jubel, Trubel, Heiterkeit / Laurel et Hardy - Quelle bringue ! …
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
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They Go Boom! (1929)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Das feuchte Hotelbett / Ils vont faire boum ! …
Stan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Stan snores. Both of them have trouble falling asleep because of this. They try to solve their problems, but this results in total chaos.
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Perfect Day (1929)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Dick und Doof - Eine Landpartie / Laurel Et Hardy - Joyeux Pique-Nique …
Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.
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The Hoose-Gow (1929)
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James Parrott actor: Stan Laurel / Oliver Hardy …
other title: Laurel & Hardy - Unschuldig hinter Gittern / Laurel et Hardy - Derrière les barreaux …
Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.