One Good Turn

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in One Good Turn (1931)

A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.A kindly old widow serves a free meal to the penniless boys but her greedy landlord wants to evict her for non payment of her mortgage, prompting the boys to come to her rescue.

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Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Mary Carr

Old Lady

James Finlayson

A Community Player

Baldwin Cooke

Bit Part
(uncredited)

Gordon Douglas

A Community Player
(uncredited)

Billy Gilbert

Drunk
(uncredited)

Dick Gilbert

Bit Part
(uncredited)

William Gillespie

Bit Part
(uncredited)

Dorothy Granger

A Community Player
(uncredited)

Ham Kinsey

Bit Part
(uncredited)

Bob Minford

Auction Passerby
(uncredited)

Retta Palmer

Bit Part
(uncredited)

'Snub' Pollard

A Community Player
(uncredited)

Lyle Tayo

A Community Player
(uncredited)

Charley Young

Bit Part
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The finale in the film, where Stan Laurel retaliates against Oliver Hardy, was inspired by Stan's daughter Lois Laurel. . After Lois had seen so many movies in which Ollie mistreated Stan, she became fearful of Ollie (known to her as "Uncle Babe"). So Stan decided to write a scene that showed his character could stand up for himself. After that, Lois got along just fine with Ollie.

Goofs
The opening titles claim Stan and Ollie's Model T Ford is a 1911, but it actually the 1921 model, which they've used in other shorts as their trademark car.

Quotes
Oliver: Now I see it all.
Stanley: What?
Oliver: "What". Don't try to alibi. You know you stole this money from that old lady. Why guilt is written all over you.
Stanley: What do you mean?
Oliver: I mean that you're going to give this money back and make a full confession!
Stanley: A confession of what?
Oliver: And to think after all these years I've been fostering a common theif. A viper in my bosom!
Stanley: Whose bosom? What are you talking about?
Oliver: Don't try to bluff me! To think you would bite the hand that was feeding you. You snake in the grass. You traitor! You sheep in wolf's clothing. You double-crosser. You Judas! You... You...!
Stanley: Stop! Don't call me a "You-you".

Alternate versions
There is also a colorized version.

Connections
Edited into Zwei Ritter ohne Furcht und Tadel (1932)

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7/10

One of the better Laurel and Hardy movies...

The 1931 comedy short film "One Good Turn" is without a doubt a classic Laurel and Hardy movie, and I am glad that I had the opportunity to sit down and watch it here in 2022.

The storyline told in this movie is straight forward, and certainly is one of the more enjoyable storylines in all the Laurel and Hardy movies I've seen so far, especially since there is an aspect of being a good samaritan to it.

Of course you have all the usual witty banter and funny slapstick comedy, and that is one of the major ingredients that make these classic comedy movies so enjoyable. And it was something that Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy had managed to get to work in perfect unison.

I had some genuinely good laughs throughout the 20 minutes that "One Good Turn" ran for. And if you enjoy comedy, then you definitely have to sit down and watch "One Good Turn".

My rating of "One Good Turn" lands on a seven out of ten stars.