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Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp.
Bobby Burns
- Tenant
- (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
- Laid-off Circus Performer
- (uncredited)
James Finlayson
- Ringmaster
- (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
- Ethel - the Chimp
- (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
- Joe - the Landlord
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
- Ethel - the Landlord's Wife
- (uncredited)
Jack Hill
- Circus Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Lois Laurel
- Girl in Audience
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Layton
- Laid-off Circus Performer
- (uncredited)
George Miller
- Circus Owner
- (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien
- Circus Owner
- (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
- Destructo
- (uncredited)
Harry Wilde
- Circus performer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- H.M. Walker
- Oliver Hardy(uncredited)
- Stan Laurel(uncredited)
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- TriviaLois Laurel, cast as an uncredited audience member in the circus, is Stan Laurel's real-life daughter.
- GoofsThe picture of "Ethel" the landlord is holding, and the actress portraying her are two different people.
- Quotes
Ringmaster: Ah-ha! Something for men only. Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom.
- Alternate versionsWhen re-released by Film Classics in the 1940s, the opening titles were reversed. Instead of going the right way: "Mr. Hardy's aesthetic nature thrilled at the beauties of circus life -- Mr. Laurel never got any further than the monkey cage", it was reversed and started with "Mr. Laurel never got...."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zurich (2015)
- SoundtracksSobre las Olas (Over the Waves)
(1887) (uncredited)
Written by Juventino Rosas
Played for the Woman Standing on a Horse sequence
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Monkeyshines With Mr. Laurel & Mr. Hardy
A LAUREL & HARDY Comedy Short. In lieu of salaries, a bankrupt circus gives its property away to its workers. Stan gets the flea circus - Ollie is given Ethel, THE CHIMP. The big simian takes an immediate dislike to Ollie, but becomes very fond of Stan. Deciding to sell Ethel to the zoo, the Boys look for a hotel to spend the night. Trying to do so with a great, hairy beast in tow is hard enough; an escaped lion and a volatile landlord only ensure that getting a good night's sleep will be almost impossible.
A very funny little film, with genuine belly laughs. Watching Stan dance with Ethel is priceless. That's James Finlayson as the circus Ringmaster; Billy Gilbert plays the dyspeptic landlord.
A very funny little film, with genuine belly laughs. Watching Stan dance with Ethel is priceless. That's James Finlayson as the circus Ringmaster; Billy Gilbert plays the dyspeptic landlord.
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- Ron Oliver
- Mar 15, 2000
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- La vida es dura
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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