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That's My Wife is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Lloyd French released in USA on 23 march 1929 with Stan Laurel
That's My Wife (1929)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 march 1929
Length 20minutes
Directed by Lloyd French
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating67%
That's My Wife is a 1929 short comedy silent film produced by the Hal Roach Studios and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was shot in December 1928 and released March 23, 1929 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with a synchronized music and sound effects track in theaters equipped for sound.
Synopsis
There is not even a hint of happiness in the Hardy household: by just the second shot, Mrs. Hardy, hatted, has trudged down the steps with suitcase in hand and an angry scowl on her face. She points to the source of her irritation off-camera, and in a funny pan over to the sofa, there's an empty-faced Stan sitting with a cigar in his mouth. Mrs. H is having none of her husband's attempts at conciliation — "He leaves! Or I leave!" — and after just a moment of hesitation from Ollie, she makes good on her threat. "Uncle Bernal won't leave us a dime if you go," Ollie offers, but she shows how much she cares about that by sweeping two planters off their stands and onto the floor as she pounds out the door.Actors
Stan Laurel
(Stan)
Oliver Hardy
(Ollie)
Vivien Oakland
(Mrs. Hardy (uncredited))
William Courtright
(Uncle Bernal (uncredited))
Jimmy Aubrey
(Drunk (uncredited))
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