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Nothing But Trouble is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Sam Taylor released in USA on 6 december 1944 with Stan Laurel
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
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Add to a movie listNothing But Trouble is a 1944 Laurel and Hardy feature film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Sam Taylor
Synopsis
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel return to America after ten years of voluntary exile to find jobs. Oliver has worked as a mediocre cook and Stan has served as a butler for many years. Upon their return they find that there is plenty of positions to apply to, unlike when they left ten years earlier.Actors
Stan Laurel
(Stan)
Oliver Hardy
(Oliver)
Mary Boland
(Mrs. Hawkley)
Philip Merivale
(Prince Saul)
Henry O'Neill
(Mr. Hawkley)
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, 20minutesDirected by James Gibbons Parrott
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