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They Go Boom!

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Stan tries to cure Oliver's cold with crazy home remedies.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Early talkie slapstick comedy from Laurel and Hardy, that was one of their lost films that was found and restored. Rated: B- Jun 3, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike M Again premised on a form of suffering that is literal, physical: one of its eye openers is the archaic method of cold prevention known as "painting your throat". Mitigating against this is the evident precision and pleasure to be found in the pair's routines: Ollie pinballing from the bed to the bedroom door via a footbath of sclading water, Stan's encounters with sticky paper, the push-me-pull-you with the over-inflated mattress. Hat damage: none, as they're in bed, although the entire venture often feels like an investigation into how many times, in how many ways, Ollie can hit his head. Over which, so long as it doesn't come crashing down, there hangs the hand-stitched motto "Smile all the While". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/11 Full Review Audience Member Funny for the most part, but it could have been funnier. Overall, it is enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member More Laurel and Hardy :) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Stan tries to cure Oliver's cold with crazy home remedies.
Director
James Parrott
Producer
Hal Roach
Screenwriter
H. M. Walker
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 1929, Original
Runtime
20m