¿Por qué trabajar? (1931)
Stan y Ollie, dos víctimas de la Gran Depresión que recorren América sin apenas pertenencias, agradecen la comida que les ofrece una anciana. Mientras almuerzan en su cocina, oyen como ésta implora a su casero que no la eche. Deciden ayudarla con una subasta sin saber que lo que oyeron fue el ensayo de una obra de teatro.
Directora: James W. Horne
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Stan Laurel as Stan |
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Oliver Hardy as Ollie |
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Mary Carr as Old Lady |
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James Finlayson as A Community Player |
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Billy Gilbert as Drunk |
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Dorothy Granger as A Community Player (uncredited) |
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Harry 'Snub' Pollard as A Community Player (uncredited) |
| Directing | James W. Horne | Director |
| Production | Hal Roach | Producer |
| Crew | Art Lloyd | Cinematography |
| Editing | Richard C. Currier | Editor |
| Sound | Elmer Raguse | Sound |
| Sound | Marvin Hatley | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Leroy Shield | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | H.M. Walker | Dialogue |
| Writing | Stan Laurel | Writer |
| Writing | James Parrott | Writer |
| Writing | Charley Rogers | Writer |