Laurel and Hardy: On the Edge of the Circular Saw
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | On the edge of the circular saw |
| Original title | Busy bodies |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1933 |
| length | 19 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Lloyd French |
| script | Stan Laurel |
| production | Hal Roach |
| music | Marvin Hatley , Alice K. Howlett , Leroy Shield |
| camera | Kind of Lloyd |
| cut | Bert Jordan |
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On the edge of the circular saw (Original title: Busy Bodies ) is an American short film comedy with the comedian duo Laurel & Hardy in the lead role. The film opened in US cinemas on October 7, 1933, and was only released in German in 1953 under the title " Dick and Doof and the Wonder Saw ". The film was released under various titles, including a. as " thick and stupid in the sawmill " or " hardworking hands ". The film only got the title it has received to this day for television in the 1970s.
action
Stan and Ollie work as craftsmen in a sawmill and are very happy with their work. However, they are constantly accompanied by mishaps, one time Stan grinds Ollie's pants away, another time Ollie gets stuck in the window frame. They also become enemies with another worker (Charlie Hall), who from then on seeks revenge. In the end, Ollie falls into a chute through which the sawdust is carried outside and gets stuck in the opening. This is about 5 meters high, Stan gets a ladder and tries to pull Ollie out. The ladder tips over under the weight and destroys the construction manager's hut due to the impact. Stan and Ollie want to escape in their car, driving through a vertical saw band, after which their car is sawed in half.
Worth knowing about the background
- Filming lasted July 15-25, 1933.
- The two-part car at the end of the film was produced using the so-called “Traveling Matte” trick. One filmed first one and then the other half and then combined the two images with an optical printer to form a whole.
- The final scene of the film is also the final scene of the German slapstick series Dick und Doof .
The German dubbed version
- Under the title Die Wundersäge , the film was first given a German version by Elite-Film in Berlin in 1953 . Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan Laurel and Herbert AE Böhme Oliver Hardy.
- In 1961, Beta-Technik in Munich created the second version with the title Dick and Doof in the sawmill . The dialogues came from Wolfgang Schick , directed by Manfred R. Köhler and the music was contributed by Conny Schumann. Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan again and Arno Paulsen lent Ollie his voice. The German voice for Charlie Hall was Erich Ebert . The German version, which has survived to this day, was made together with a few other films in 1960/61 and was first broadcast in the German series “Es may laugh” on May 14, 1961 and was also released on DVD.
Web links
- On the edge of the circular saw in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurel and Hardy: On the edge of the circular saw in the German dubbing index