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75% Critic Match
The Music Box
“Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure- so they took the $3.80 and went into business.”
7.5 / 10• 1932• 29m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.
Cast & Crew
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Lead
Stan Laurel
Stan
Billy Gilbert
Professor von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)
William Gillespie
Piano Salesman (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Postman (uncredited)
HH
Hazel Howell
Mrs. von Schwarzenhoffen (uncredited)
LI
Lilyan Irene
Nursemaid (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin
Policeman (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Parrott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Music Box is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
