Playing at Politics poster

Playing at Politics( 1931)

TV-MAComedy
69%
User
Score

Alternate-language version of Chickens Come Home (1931)

Overview

Ollie is running for mayor and an old flame threatens to blackmail him.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Stan Laurel

      Stan

    2. cast image

      Oliver Hardy

      Oliver

    3. cast image

      Enrique Acosta

    4. cast image

      Hadji Ali

      Regurgitator

    5. cast image

      María Calvo

    6. cast image

      Abraham J. Cantú

      Magician

    7. cast image

      James Finlayson

      Criado

    8. cast image

      Carmen Granada

      Señora Laurel

    9. cast image

      Charlie Hall

      Elevator Operator

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      Linda Loredo

      Señora Hardy

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Sat Jun 25 2016
    An enjoyable oddity by Laurel and Hardy, in a Hal Roach experiment, in which entire versions of films were shot in other languages, with the stars learning their lines phonetically, to take advantage of foreign markets, before dubbing became the standard (and cheaper) way of doing things. From 'Laurel and Hardy: The Essential Collection: The Sound Films from the Hal Roach Studios'....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • black and white