Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (themselves), Otto Lederer (band leader), Wilson Benge, Ham Kinsey, Charlie Hall, William Irving (musicians), Agnes Steele (landlady), Rolfe Sedan (drunk), Sam Lufkin (man in restaurant), George Rowe (cross-eyed pedestrian), Christian J. Frank (policeman), Dick Gilbert (boarder), Chet Brandenberg (manhole worker), Frank Saputo (man passing by).
Director: EDGAR KENNEDY. Supervising director: Leo McCarey. Titles: H.M. Walker. Photography: Floyd Jackman. Film editor: Richard C. Currier. Camera assistants: E.V. White (first), Earl Stafford (second). Property master: Theodore Driscoll. Assistant property master: Hopkins (sic). Producer: Hal Roach.
Copyright 21 April 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. Presented by Hal Roach. U.S. release: 21 April 1928. 2 reels.
U.K. release title: The MUSIC BLASTERS. USA title: You're Darn Tootin'.
SYNOPSIS: The boys are musicians. Incompetent musicians. Fired from their regular job in a park band, they attempt to earn a few bob by playing on street corners.
COMMENT: What this film needs is sound. Fortunately that is provided in the nice print under review, which has an appropriate music track arranged and conducted by Robert Israel. Seen silent or with a tinny piano accompaniment, the movie emerges as a lesser work. But with full orchestral backing, this is quintessential Laurel and Hardy, both sad and funny, with the boys (particularly Stan) finally hitting back at a cruel world with inspired, revenge slapstick. Beautifully produced, photographed and directed.
Director: EDGAR KENNEDY. Supervising director: Leo McCarey. Titles: H.M. Walker. Photography: Floyd Jackman. Film editor: Richard C. Currier. Camera assistants: E.V. White (first), Earl Stafford (second). Property master: Theodore Driscoll. Assistant property master: Hopkins (sic). Producer: Hal Roach.
Copyright 21 April 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. Presented by Hal Roach. U.S. release: 21 April 1928. 2 reels.
U.K. release title: The MUSIC BLASTERS. USA title: You're Darn Tootin'.
SYNOPSIS: The boys are musicians. Incompetent musicians. Fired from their regular job in a park band, they attempt to earn a few bob by playing on street corners.
COMMENT: What this film needs is sound. Fortunately that is provided in the nice print under review, which has an appropriate music track arranged and conducted by Robert Israel. Seen silent or with a tinny piano accompaniment, the movie emerges as a lesser work. But with full orchestral backing, this is quintessential Laurel and Hardy, both sad and funny, with the boys (particularly Stan) finally hitting back at a cruel world with inspired, revenge slapstick. Beautifully produced, photographed and directed.