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70% Critic Match
Any Old Port!
“In port -- Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were just home from a whaling voyage -- Oliver Hardy shipped as head harpooner; Stan Laurel went along as bait.”
7.0 / 10• 1932• 21m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.
Cast & Crew
Stan Laurel
Stan
Lead
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Julie Bishop
Bride
Walter Long
Mugsie Long, proprietor of Ye Mariner's Rest
Eddie Baker
Police Chief (uncredited)
Harry Bernard
Boxing Promoter (uncredited)
EB
Ed Brandenburg
Spectator (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James W. Horne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Any Old Port! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
