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Block-Heads
Sign in to saveBlock-Heads is a 1938 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts We Faw Down (1928) and Unaccustomed As We Are (1929), was Roach's final film for MGM.
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7.0It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Patricia Ellis as Mrs. 'Toots' Gilbert
- Minna Gombell as Mrs. Hardy
- Billy Gilbert as Mr. Gilbert
- James Finlayson as Man on Stairs
Themes
- infidelity
- france
- hunter
- fight
- world war i
- neighbor
- black and white
- car accident
- wedding anniversary
- elevator crash
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Block-Heads
- Film.image
- L&H_Block-Heads_1938.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- John G. Blystone
- Film.producer
- Hal Roach Jr.Hal Roach
- Film.writer
- Felix AdlerArnold BelgardHarry LangdonJames ParrottCharley Rogers
- Film.starring
- Stan LaurelOliver HardyPatricia EllisMinna GombellBilly GilbertJames Finlayson
- Film.music
- Marvin Hatley
- Film.cinematography
- Art Lloyd
- Film.editing
- Bert Jordan
- Film.studio
- Hal Roach Studios
- Film.distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Film.runtime
- 55:29
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John G. Blystone
- Screenwriter
- Felix Adler
- Cast member
- Harry Woods
- Composer
- Marvin Hatley
- Producer
- Hal Roach, Jr.
- Production company
- Hal Roach Studios
- Cinematographer
- Art Lloyd
- Duration
- 55
- FilmAffinity ID
- 765564
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1938-01-01
- title
- Block-Heads
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
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Block-Heads is a 1938 American comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach Studios for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, a reworking of elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts We Faw Down (1928) and Unaccustomed As We Are (1929), was Roach's final film for MGM.
==Plot== In the trenches of World War I, Oliver (Ollie), Stan, and their fellow soldiers as they prepare for combat. However, Stan is relegated to trench duty while his comrades proceed into battle. Subsequently, the film fast-forwards two decades, revealing Stan's continued vigilance at his post, symbolized by the accumulation of bean cans and the well-worn path of his patrol. His accidental discovery prompts a hero's welcome upon his return home, where he reunites with Ollie, now married to Mrs. Hardy.
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