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Towed in a Hole is a american film of genre Comedy directed by George Marshall released in USA on 31 december 1932 with Stan Laurel
Towed in a Hole (1932)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 31 december 1932
Length 21minutes
Directed by George Marshall
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Rating75%
Towed in a Hole is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film.
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Laurel and Hardy are in the fish business. They drive around town seeing if they can sell any. Stan suggests they catch their own fish and keep all the profits. Ollie likes the idea of cutting out the "middleman" so they buy a boat at a junk yard. After testing it for leaks by filling it with water and some setbacks such as dropping an anchor through the hull and sawing through the mast, they succeed in fixing it up. When the boat is finally ready, the whole operation goes south when they decide to hoist the sail.Actors
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