Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, ... Read allCommanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?Commanded to "scram" out of town by a cantankerous judge, poor vagabonds, Stan and Ollie, slip into something more comfortable to spend the night at a sympathetic inebriate's home; however, is this the right house?
- Drunk
- (as Arthur Houseman)
- Mrs. Beaumont
- (as Vivian Oakland)
- Hawkins - the Butler
- (uncredited)
- Court Recorder
- (uncredited)
- Defendant
- (uncredited)
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Patrolman
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Ray McCarey
- Lloyd French(uncredited)
- Jack Lloyd(uncredited)
- Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Oliver Hardy(uncredited)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaBanned in the Netherlands upon its release in 1932 due to the scene when Stan and Ollie lie on a bed with a woman. This ban was subsequently lifted.
- GoofsLaurel is seen smoking a cigar before he lights it.
- Quotes
Judge: You're charged with vagrancy. Are you guilty or not guilty?
Oliver: Not guilty, Your Highness.
Judge: On what grounds?
Stanley Laurel: We weren't on the grounds - we were sleeping on a park bench.
- Alternate versionsThere is also a colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dance of the Cookoos (1982)
Scram! opens with Laurel and Hardy being ordered out of town by a judge after finding them sleeping on a park bench. In the process of leaving town, they run into a congenial drunk (Arthur Housman, who plays a wildly convincing drunk) who invites them back to his home to spend the night after they retrieved his key when it fell into a sewer. Despite being incoherent, the man manages to drive the two of them to the home of Mrs. Beaumont (Vivien Oakland), mistaking it for his own home. While the drunk mindlessly stands outside searching for the key to his home, Laurel and Hardy barge in through the window, being greeted with Mrs. Beaumont and proceeding to get drunk themselves when they inform her they know her husband, who happens to really be someone Laurel and Hardy have already found themselves acquainted with.
Scram! is all too familiar for a dedicated Laurel and Hardy fan, especially one who has seen their admittedly short range of physical comedy. All the aforementioned tropes make an appearance here or there, and their geniality could easily be mistaken for genuine humor. The moral of this particular short is just because you recognize the sight-gag or the ploy doesn't mean it's necessarily funny. If anything, the funniest part of the film is how much it got away with in 1932: drunk driving, breaking and entering, philandering, and two men in the same bed with one woman. Did the Motion Picture Association of America fall asleep when looking over the contents of the film making sure it was in line with the Hays Code?
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Arthur Housman, Vivien Oakland, and Richard Cramer. Directed by: Ray McCarey.
- StevePulaski
- Dec 8, 2014
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- Dick und Doofs Lachparade
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- Runtime20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1