Laurel and Hardy: The bride is stolen
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The bride is stolen |
| Original title | Our Wife |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1931 |
| length | 20 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | James W. Horne |
| script | HM Walker |
| production | Hal Roach |
| music |
Marvin Hatley , Leroy Shield |
| camera |
Jack Stevens , Art Lloyd |
| cut | Richard Currier |
| occupation | |
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The Bride Is Stolen or Wrong Married is an American short film comedy directed by James W. Horne from 1931 . The comedian duo Laurel and Hardy plays the leading roles .
action
Ollie is preparing for his wedding to the overweight but lovable Dulcy, whom he gives nicknames like "Hasilein" and "Schnuckilein". First, Ollie and his best man and friend Stan prepare for the wedding reception in the apartment. However, one mishap follows the next, so that in the end half the apartment is in ruins. Stan ruins Ellie's dishes and pants suit and when flies sit on the wedding cake, Stan fights it with insecticide. In the end, Ollie has a painful experience spraying his mouth with the insecticide he thinks is mouthwash . Meanwhile, Dulcy's irascible father forbids her to marry Ollie because he thinks he is a "fat man". The father locks her in her room, whereupon the desperate Dulcy Ollie calls. The lovers then decide that Ollie will free them at midnight and they will flee together.
There are some complications with the rescue of Dulcy, mainly because Stan in his thoughtlessness rings the doorbell to inform the landlord that Ollie wants to flee with his daughter. The enraged father wants to prevent his daughter from escaping, but is locked by her in her room. He has to watch furiously as the bride and groom and Stan flee. The very small getaway car that Stan had gotten turns out to be a problem for the overweight bride and groom as well, and it takes several minutes for them to sit squashed together in the car. You reach the house of the justice of the peace, who, however, squinted very badly . After the wedding ceremony, the Justice of the Peace congratulates Stan, whom he believes to be the groom, and kisses the person he believes to be the bride - Ollie.
background
The film was shot at Hal Roach Studios between March 9 and March 18, 1931. In the film, one hears a variation of Wagner's Treulich guided several times , one of the most famous wedding marches. In the United States, the film was released on May 16, 1931, in West Germany, however, the premiere took place on January 28, 1964.
Ben Turpin, a popular comedian of the silent film era, who at the time of this film only occasionally took on roles because he had to take care of his sick wife, played the role of the cross-eyed Justice of the Peace. In 1940 he had his last film role as a caretaker in Laurel and Hardy's On the High Seas . For Babe London (1901–1980) it was the only appearance in a Laurel and Hardy film. However, she was still a guest at Laurel's funeral over 30 years later. Looking back, London remembered that the film scene with the narrow car had to be shot in two days, but it wasn't as uncomfortable as it looked to the audience.
German versions
- The Beta Technology created in 1961 a German version, entitled At the registry office . The texts contributed Wolfgang Schick at, directed by Manfred R. Köhler and headed the music Conny Schumann at. Walter Bluhm and Arno Paulsen spoke to Stan and Ollie. Agnes Windeck can be heard as the bride and Anton Reimer as the justice of the peace.
- Another version was created by the International Film Union around 1964 under the title Dick und Doof - Jubel, Trubel, Häuslichkeit . The dialogues are from Helmut Harun and Stan and Ollie were spoken again by Bluhm and Paulsen. Marianne Wischmann took on the role of the bride.
- A third version, entitled Our Wedding , was created by Berliner Synchron . Werner Schwier wrote the book, and Bluhm and Paulsen spoke again to Stan and Ollie. Edith Hancke was the bride in this version. This version was released on DVD. Under the title As Husbands , this version was part of the Dick and Doof series , which was supplemented by comments from Hanns Dieter Hüsch .
- The fourth version was contributed by the dubbing department of the MGM . Michael Günther wrote the dialogues. While Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan again, Gerd Duwner can be heard as Ollie.
Web links
- Laurel and Hardy: The bride is stolen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurel and Hardy: The bride is stolen from the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Our Wife" at Lordheath ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Our Wife" at Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ Laurel and Hardy: The bride is stolen. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ^ A b Norbert Aping: Das kleine Dick-und-Doof-Buch Schüren, Marburg 2014, appendix pp. 308-310.
