''They Go Boom'' is a 1929 short

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directed by

James Parrott James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase. Biography Early years James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Blanch ...

and starring

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...

Tagline

3AM - Mr Hardy had the sniffles - His carburetor hadn't been right for days and days -

Plot

Laurel & Hardy try to sleep in a rented room. Oliver, 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. The owner of the room (played by Charlie Hall) threatens to throw them out. When the duo are back in their room, their

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is filled up accidentally with gas and blown up so big that Stan and Ollie are pressed against the ceiling. After they have realised the trouble they are in, they start to panic, at which point Oliver sneezes and the mattress explodes. The hotel owner and police officers enter the room and Oliver sneezes again collapsing the ceiling.

Cast

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as Stan *

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his c ...

as Ollie Uncredited * Charlie Hall as Landlord *

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as Policeman"They Go Boom - Cast"
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Production

Typical of early talkies, the film has no musical score but makes effective use of sound effects. There is only music at the beginning and end of the film, the opening titles utilising the song " Runnin' Wild".

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* * * * 1929 films 1929 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by James Parrott Laurel and Hardy (film series) Films with screenplays by H. M. Walker 1929 short films American comedy short films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub