Laurel and Hardy: The Lucky Dog
| Movie | |
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| German title | The happy dog, also: a lucky dog |
| Original title | The Lucky Dog |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1921 |
| length | 16 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jess Robins |
| script | Jess Robins |
| production | Gilbert M. Anderson |
| camera | Irving G. Ries |
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The Happy Dog is an American comedy film by Jess Robbins probably from 1921. It first showed the members of the later duo Laurel & Hardy together in front of the camera.
action
Stan Laurel is kicked out of his rented apartment because he cannot pay the rent. He meets a dog that appears to be stray and befriends it. Together they meet the robber Oliver Hardy. He is robbing a helpless passerby and then wants to take on Stan. However, the two of them are able to flee and find safety near a dog theater. There, Stan's dog befriends a poodle. Its owner Florence Gillet wants to include Stan in the event. But he is thrown out again with the dog and all other dogs follow them. The owner of the poodle is desperately looking for her dog when Stan offers her his dog as a replacement. She accepts and invites Stan to her home. This is jealously observed by the lady's friend. To get rid of Stan, the friend wants to kill him with dynamite with the help of Oliver. Whenever the explosives get closer to Stan, however, his dog throws him back to the bandits. The bad guys leave the house and explode behind a bush.
background
The film was produced by “ Sun-Lite Studios ”. Until an interview with Stan Laurel in 1957, it was believed that the film was made in 1917. Laurel said at the time that the film was made around 1918 or 1919. However, based on a license plate in the film, it can also be concluded that the film was made in the second half of 1921.