7.0
Block-Heads
1938
From crack-pot civilians to coo-coo privates–they'll lead you a chase so crammed with hysterical laughter, you'll say it's even funnier than their first feature, "Pardon Us."
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.
Stan LaurelStan
Oliver HardyOllie
Don DillawayEddie Smith
Jacquie LynEddie's Little Girl
Mary CarrOld Woman with Letter
James FinlaysonGeneral
Richard CramerUncle Jack
Adele WatsonAnnie
Tom KennedyRecruiting Sergeant
Charles MiddletonWelfare Association Officer
Richard TuckerMr. Smith
Muriel EvansWrong Eddie's Bride
Grady SuttonThe Wrong Eddie
C. Montague ShawWrong Eddie's Father
Billy GilbertMr. Hathaway
Nora CecilWelfare Association Officer (uncredited)
Paulette GoddardBridesmaid (uncredited)
Mary GordonMrs. MacTavish (uncredited)
Charlie HallJanitor (uncredited)
Dorothy LaytonFirst Bridesmaid - Left Column (uncredited)
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This was definitely one of the strangest comedies I have yet seen that focused on World War I, as a friend of the duo's dies and leaves his baby daughter in their care, with the hopes of re-acquainting her with his rich family. Trying to find them is of course no easy task, and leads to one comedy of errors after another. Another fine feature film that's gotten them in.
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