Big Business (1929)

1929 · Short film · 18 min · dir. James W. Horne

The story of a man who turned the other cheek-and got punched in the nose.

• Comedy

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Synopsis

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.

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Details

Director

James W. Horne

Writer

H.M. Walker

Cinematography

George Stevens

Studio

Hal Roach Studios

Released

1929-04-20

Awards

1 win total

Running time

18 minutes

Cast & crew

• James W. Horne Director
• Stan Laurel
• Oliver Hardy
• James Finlayson
• Tiny Sandford
• Charlie Hall
• RRetta Palmer
• Lyle Tayo

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