Scram!
7.6 /10 1 Votes
45% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Comedy, Short Producer Hal Roach Duration Country United States | 7.4/10 IMDb 6.3/10 Letterboxd Director Ray McCarey Film series Laurel and Hardy Series Cinematography George Stevens Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer H.M. Walker (dialogue) Release date September 10, 1932 (1932-09-10) Cast Stan Laurel (Stan), Oliver Hardy (Ollie), Richard Cramer (Judge Beaumont), Arthur Housman (Drunk (as Arthur Houseman)), Vivien Oakland (Mrs. Beaumont (as Vivian Oakland))Similar movies Tugboat Mickey , Orphan's Benefit , Mickey's Birthday Party , Symphony Hour , Pacific Rim , The Artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scram! is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film directed by Ray McCarey.
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Plot
Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint. They revive her with what they think is water, but is gin, and all get tipsy in the process. Outside, the drunk realizes he's at the wrong house and stumbles off. Eventually, the real homeowner arrives, none other than Judge Beaumont.
Controversy
According to the book Laurel & Hardy Compleet by Dutch author and Laurel and Hardy specialist Thomas Leeflang, this film was banned in The Netherlands in 1932. Moral crusaders thought that the scene where Laurel & Hardy lie on a bed with a woman was indecent. Today the ban is no longer in effect.
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