Laurel and Hardy: Panic on the ladder
| Movie | |
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| German title | Laurel and Hardy: Panic on the ladder |
| Original title | Hog Wild |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1930 |
| length | 19 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | James Parrott |
| script | HM Walker , Leo McCarey |
| production | Hal Roach |
| music | William Ax , Marvin Hatley , Alice K. Howlett |
| camera | George Stevens |
| cut | Richard Currier |
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Laurel and Hardy: Panic on the circuit (Original title: Hog Wild ) is an American short film - comedy of Laurel and Hardy from 1930. The film had its US premiere on 31 May 1930 the German premiere took place until 1961 instead, there was a re-performance in Germany in 1967. Initially, “Hog Wild” was given the German title “Dick und Doof build an antenna”.
action
Ollie actually wanted to have a nice day with his friend Stan, but his wife insists that he immediately put an antenna on the roof so that the radio at home can be used again; a task he was able to avoid successfully for three months. As dominance of women works in most cases, it leads to Ollie going on a daring “tour” of the roof. Stan, who wanted to pick him up, wants to help him. This help turns out to be a total debacle, especially since Ollie falls from the roof into the pond at least three times - and the last time pulls the whole chimney away. On the fourth attempt to successfully get on the roof, Stan accidentally starts his car, from which the ladder and Ollie lead to the roof. In a risky drive they try to cope with this little mishap, which ends with Ollie falling in the middle of the street and barely able to avoid a fully occupied bus. Ollie's wife enters the scene crying to announce that the bailiff has just picked up the said radio. Stan's car, with which the two of them and Ollie's wife want to set off again, no longer starts and is ultimately compressed lengthways by two trams in a grotesque manner, which in turn doubles its height.
background
- The shooting took place in April 1930.
- A plot of land in Culver City on Madison Avenue was specially rented for this film , as none of the cast wanted to provide their own house.
- A nice gag, which was invented but never turned, was the one where Ollie fills the pond with enough water after another fall, just in case he should fall again.
German versions
- The first German version with the title Dick and Doof build an antenna was created by Beta-Technik in Munich in 1961 . The book was written by Wolfgang Schick , directed by Manfred R. Köhler and the music by Conny Schumann. Stan and Ollie were spoken to by Bluhm and Paulsen. This version is available on DVD.
- The film was dubbed again in 1964 at the International Film Union (IFU) for the television special Dick und Doof - Die Mustergatten . The dialogues were written by Helmut Harun , Stan Laurel was spoken again by Walter Bluhm , Oliver Hardy by Arno Paulsen .
Web links
- Panic on the circuit in the Internet Movie Database (English)
swell
- Norbert Aping: The Dick and Doof book: The story of Laurel and Hardy in Germany. Schüren, Marburg 2004, ISBN 3-89472-356-4 .