Laurel and Hardy: As a salon tyrolean
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fat and stupid as a salon tyrolean |
| Original title | Swiss Miss |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
John G. Blystone Hal Roach |
| script |
Felix Adler Jean Negulesco Charles Nelson James Parrott Charley Rogers |
| production |
Hal Roach Sidney S. Van Keuren |
| music |
Phil Charig Marvin Hatley |
| camera |
Norbert Brodine Art Lloyd |
| cut | Bert Jordan |
| occupation | |
| |
Dick und Doof als Salontiroler (Original: Swiss Miss ) is an American comedy film with the comedian duo Laurel and Hardy from 1938. The film opened in German cinemas on February 28, 1952, and was released in Austria in 1948. There the film was released under the title Die Lustigen Tiroler . In Switzerland, the film received the title Dick and Doof in the Bernese Oberland . The film was also shown on television under the title Swiss Girl .
action
Stan and Ollie want to sell mousetraps in Switzerland because business is not going well in the US and Stan is of the opinion that the Swiss have a lot of mice because of the Swiss cheese. A buyer cheats them with fake money that they want to use to pay in a restaurant. Since they don't have valid money, they have to process the bill. During this time, Ollie falls in love with the wife of composer and guest Victor Albert and believes she is in love with him too. He is therefore all the more disappointed when it turns out that the couple's temporary rift is due to a small argument. Nevertheless, Mr. Albert wishes to be able to work undisturbed and away from his wife. He rents a chalet, which is connected by a suspension bridge to a mountain path at an incredible height. Stan and Ollie should then transport his piano over. It's not just that Stan got drunk on schnapps shortly before that causes problems. Even a gorilla, who comes out of the chalet, thwarts the piano transport and in the end falls down with his instrument. At the end of the film the monkey chases after Stan and Ollie with crutches and plastered limbs, who have worked off their debts and want to return to America.
Worth knowing about the background
- Filming lasted from December 28, 1937 to February 26, 1938.
- This film caused some tension between producer Hal Roach and Stan Laurel during the making . Laurel had caused an uproar through his private circumstances with numerous negative headlines, which is why Roach was concerned about his reputation. Furthermore, they disagreed in their ideas about the film at all, as Laurel thought it was far too rare with Hardy.
- The film was originally supposed to be shot in color, but Hal Roach returned to black and white film after three days of shooting, as a color film would have overstretched the budget, which at 700,000 US dollars was the highest to date.
- Probably the most famous sketch of this film, the one in which Stan and Ollie encounter a monkey while transporting a piano, was shot in a recording studio where the mountains, the chalet and the suspension bridge were built. The river bed was painted on a canvas with small holes to create a natural reflection of the sun's rays on the surface of the water.
German versions
- In 1952 the first dubbed version was produced by the International Film Union and published as Salontiroler under the title Dick und Doof . The dialogue book and the songs were written by Wolfgang Schnitzler , the music was recomposed by Conny Schumann because the original music was not available. Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan and Hermann Pfeiffer took over Ollie after speaking to him in Atoll K. Anneliese Rothenberger performed the vocals for Della Lind. To accommodate the longer theme song, several nature shots were shown after the opening credits, which are missing in the original version.
- In 1975 the second version was created under the title The Swiss Girl at Beta Technology . Wolfgang Schick , who also directed, largely reverted to the dialogues from 1952. The song numbers were also taken from the old version. Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan again and Michael Habeck took over Ollie. It was broadcast as part of the ZDF series Laugh with Stan and Ollie . Theo Lingen gave a short introduction.
Both versions were released on DVD by Kinowelt (only in the second edition from 2010). The original German opening credits can be seen on the DVD from the Swiss company Medaria .
swell
- Laurel & Hardy: Als Salontiroler , DVD 2006, section production notes (written by Norbert Aping)
- Norbert Aping: The Dick and Doof Book. The story of Laurel & Hardy in Germany. , Schüren Verlag 2004
Web links
- Laurel and Hardy: The Salon Tyrolean in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurel and Hardy: The Salon Tyrolean at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Laurel and Hardy: As Salontiroler in the German dubbing index , 1st version
- Laurel and Hardy: As Salontiroler in the German dubbing index , 2nd version